CVE-2025-6993HIGH 8.8EPSS p35.1%
CVE-2025-6993CVE-2025-6993
Description
The Ultimate WP Mail plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper authorization within the get_email_log_details() AJAX handler in versions 1.0.17 to 1.3.6. The handler reads the client-supplied post_id and retrieves the corresponding email log post content (including the password-reset link), relying only on the ‘edit_posts’ capability without restricting to administrators or validating ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to harvest an admin’s reset link and elevate their privileges to administrator.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.44% probability of exploitation · percentile 35.1% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z |
| Published | 2025-07-16 |
| Last modified | 2025-08-02 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-wp-mail/tags/1.3.6/includes/Ajax.class.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3328277
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-wp-mail/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b19794de-b623-4017-bd91-73986383c58b?source=cve
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Missing Authorizationcwe-862 | 0% | live |
Related by meaning· 6
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