CVE-2019-19980

Public Exploit

Description

The WordPress plugin, Email Subscribers & Newsletters, before 4.2.3 had a privilege bypass flaw that allowed authenticated users (Subscriber or greater access) to send test emails from the administrative dashboard on behalf of an administrator. This occurs because the plugin registers a wp_ajax function to send_test_email.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.22%

Third-Party Advisory wpvulndb.com Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9946	third party advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/11/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-email-subscribers-newsletters-plugin/	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19980?: CVE-2019-19980 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19980?: To fix CVE-2019-19980, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-19980 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-19980 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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