CVE-2024-6694 json
WP Mail SMTP <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) SMTP Password Exposure
published 2024-07-20 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47740
- cvss
- 2.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WP Mail SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1. This is due to plugin providing the SMTP password in the SMTP Password field when viewing the settings. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative-level access and above, to view the SMTP password for the supplied server. Although this would not be useful for attackers in most cases, if an administrator account becomes compromised this could be useful information to an attacker in a limited environment.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- smub WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-257 Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-6694
- NVD CVE-2024-6694
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