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CVE-2026-120040

HIGH 7.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 31, 2026
Last modified
November 5, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-269
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Mail logging & Catcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0 via the 'message' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract valid administrator password-reset keys from stored email logs and complete the WordPress password-reset flow to escalate privileges to administrator. Exploitation requires an administrator to have previously configured the plugin's default_view_role setting to a capability held by low-privileged users such as 'read'; on an untouched install the default of 'manage_options' restricts log access to administrators only.

Affected WordPress components

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

  • wardee Mail logging & Catcher — Up to and including 2.2.0

References

  • github.com https://github.com/JWardee/wp-mail-catcher/releases/tag/v2.3.0
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-catcher/tags/2.2.0/src/Bootstrap.php#L101
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-catcher/tags/2.2.0/src/Bootstrap.php#L259
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-catcher/tags/2.2.0/src/Loggers/WpMail.php#L42
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-catcher/tags/2.2.0/src/Views/HtmlMessage.php#L9
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-catcher/tags/2.2.0/src/Views/TextMessage.php#L10
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/599e46ed-a71c-41d1-839f-6bb76808a58f?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record