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CVE-2020-35234

HIGH 7.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
December 14, 2020
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-532
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

Affected WordPress components

  • Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more Plugin · easy-wp-smtp
    Confirmed match Active
    Versions not specified
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wp-ecommerce easy_wp_smtp — Before 1.4.4

References

  • blog.nintechnet.com https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-fixed-zero-day-vulnerability/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/#developers Product, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record