Name: CVE-2018-20853: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-20853, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.00282

An issue was discovered in the MailPoet Newsletters (aka wysija-newsletters) plugin before 2.8.2 for WordPress. The plugin is vulnerable to SPAM attacks.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Wysija Newsletters Plugin	—	Update wysija-newsletters plugin to version 2.8.2, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Mar 14, 2018

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