# CVE-2024-6694: WP Mail SMTP <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) SMTP Password Exposure

> Authenticated administrators can view the SMTP password in plugin settings, exposing credentials if an admin account is compromised.

- **Severity:** Low 2.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xc8v-3956-jhj7

## What is CVE-2024-6694?

CVE-2024-6694 is a low-severity vulnerability in smub WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin, published on 20 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Mail SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1. This is due to plugin providing the SMTP password in the SMTP Password field when viewing the settings. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative-level access and above, to view the SMTP password for the supplied server. Although this would not be useful for attackers in most cases, if an administrator account becomes compromised this could be useful information to an attacker in a limited environment.

Weakness: CWE-257 (Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6694?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-6694?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6694 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6694 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6694 is a low-severity vulnerability in smub WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin, published on 20 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: smub WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6694/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6694/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6694
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6694
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6694

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6694/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.