CVE-2025-6993 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Ultimate WP Mail plugin for WordPress, affecting versions 1.0.17 through 1.3.6. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher can exploit an improper authorization flaw in the get_email_log_details() AJAX handler to retrieve an administrator's password reset link. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0.17, <= 1.3.6CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:rustaurius:ultimate_wp_mail:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 1.0.17, < 1.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rustaurius:ultimate_wp_mail:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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