Name: CVE-2023-6620: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-6620, CWE-89, CVSS 7.2, EPSS 0.14057

The POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin before 2.8.7 does not properly sanitise and escape several parameters before using them in SQL statements, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.2
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Post Smtp Plugin	—	Update post-smtp plugin to version 2.8.7, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Dec 21, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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