CVE-2020-35234

Public Exploit

Description

The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020. If an attacker can list the wp-content/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/ directory, then they can discover a log file (such as #############_debug_log.txt) that contains all password-reset links. The attacker can request a reset of the Administrator password and then use a link found there.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 72.50% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory nintechnet.com Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-fixed-zero-day-vulnerability/ third party advisory exploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/#developers release notes product third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35234?
CVE-2020-35234 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-35234?
To fix CVE-2020-35234, 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-2020-35234 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-35234 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~73% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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