CVE-2023-0219 FluentSMTP < 2.2.3 - Stored XSS via Email Logs
Stored XSS in FluentSMTP allows attackers to execute scripts in admin email logs, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0219?
CVE-2023-0219 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown FluentSMTP, published on 13 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The FluentSMTP WordPress plugin before 2.2.3 does not sanitize or escape email content, making it vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting attacks (XSS) when an administrator views the email logs. This exploit requires other plugins to enable users to send emails with unfiltered HTML.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0219?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpmanageninja Fluentsmtp.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0219?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0219 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-0219 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0219 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown FluentSMTP
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxhc-h425-4r7w.