Description
The WP-EMail WordPress plugin before 2.69.0 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based anti-spamming restrictions.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a5940d0b-6b88-4418-87e2-02c0897bc2f1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0024
EPSS Percentile
47.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-639
Status
published
Products (1)
wp-email_project/wp-email
< 2.69.0
Published
Jun 20, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026