CVE-2023-5314 (GCVE-0-2023-5314)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-22 15:33 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:09
VLAI
Title
WP EXtra <= 6.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Email Sending
Summary
The WP EXtra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to restricted functionality due to a missing capability check on the 'test-email' section of the register() function in versions up to, and including, 6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to send emails with arbitrary content to arbitrary locations from the affected site's mail server.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
wpvncom WP EXtra – One Click Optimize Affected: 0 , ≤ 6.2 (semver)
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Credits
TP Cyber Security
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