CVE-2017-5942 describes a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Mail plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 1.2. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into the 'replyto' parameter when composing an email, which then executes in the context of the recipient's browser. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has low impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp_mail_project:wp_mail:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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