vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: easy-wp-smtp: CVE-2020-35234: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Dec 7, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Dec 7, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
easy-wp-smtp-plugin-cve-2020-35234
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35234
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/837eea49-0b2c-46b4-a325-526d7c143fdc?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-22913
- CVE-2020-35234
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-35234
- CWE-532
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-22913
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