Name: CVE-2020-35234: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-35234, CWE-532, Metasploit Module, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.75327

The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020. If an attacker can list the wp-content/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/ directory, then they can discover a log file (such as #############_debug_log.txt) that contains all password-reset links. The attacker can request a reset of the Administrator password and then use a link found there.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Easy Wp Smtp Plugin	—	Update easy-wp-smtp plugin to version 1.4.3, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Dec 7, 2020

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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