CVE-2023-6875
WordPress Plugin SMTP Mailer Heap- exhaustion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
The POST SMTP Mailer – Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data and modification of data due to a type juggling issue on the connect-app REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the API key used to authenticate to the mailer and view logs, including password reset emails, allowing site takeover.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 11, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 18, 2024, 4:11 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2023-6875 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6875
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2023-6875
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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
CVE-2023-6875 exploit written for Xakep.Ru
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Exploit for CVE-2023-6875 - Unauthorized Account Takeover.
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CVE-2023-6875 PoC
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The following list is the news that have been mention
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vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-6875
vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 18, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176525/WordPress-POST-SMTP-Mailer-2.8.7-Authorization-Bypass-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176525/WordPress-POST-SMTP-Mailer-2.8.7-Authorization-Bypass-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-smtp/trunk/Postman/Mobile/includes/rest-api/v1/rest-api.php#L60 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-smtp/trunk/Postman/Mobile/includes/rest-api/v1/rest-api.php#L60 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3016051/post-smtp/trunk?contextall=1&old=3012318&old_path=%2Fpost-smtp%2Ftrunk No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3016051/post-smtp/trunk?contextall=1&old=3012318&old_path=%2Fpost-smtp%2Ftrunk Product Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e675d64c-cbb8-4f24-9b6f-2597a97b49af?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e675d64c-cbb8-4f24-9b6f-2597a97b49af?source=cve Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-862 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wpexperts:post_smtp_mailer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 2.8.7 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Wordfence http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176525/WordPress-POST-SMTP-Mailer-2.8.7-Authorization-Bypass-Cross-Site-Scripting.html [No types assigned] -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The POST SMTP Mailer – Email log, Delivery Failure Notifications and Best Mail SMTP for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data and modification of data due to a type juggling issue on the connect-app REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the API key used to authenticate to the mailer and view logs, including password reset emails, allowing site takeover. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e675d64c-cbb8-4f24-9b6f-2597a97b49af?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-smtp/trunk/Postman/Mobile/includes/rest-api/v1/rest-api.php#L60 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3016051/post-smtp/trunk?contextall=1&old=3012318&old_path=%2Fpost-smtp%2Ftrunk [No types assigned] Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-6875
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-6875
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.86 }} 0.06%
score
0.91038
percentile