vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-email-capture: CVE-2023-28421: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N) | Mar 14, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 14, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The WP Email Capture plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized Email Capture list download due to a missing capability check on the wp_email_capture_options_process function in versions up to, and including, 3.10. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download email captures.
Solution
wp-email-capture-plugin-cve-2023-28421
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28421
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a41d78b9-9bdb-48dd-b3ec-2559e79fa251?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-32117
- CVE-2023-28421
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-28421
- CWE-200
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-32117
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