The WP HTML Mail WordPress plugin is vulnerable to unauthorized access which allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve and modify theme settings due to a missing capability check on the /themesettings REST-API endpoint found in the ~/includes/class-template-designer.php file, in versions up to and including 3.0.9. This makes it possible for attackers with no privileges to execute the endpoint and add malicious JavaScript to a vulnerable WordPress site.
CVE-2022-0218 is a high severity with CVSS 8.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Email Template Designer – WP HTML Mail. It affects Versions up to 3.0.9 and is fixed in 3.1.
CVE-2022-0218 is tracked for the Plugin Email Template Designer – WP HTML Mail as high severity with CVSS 8.3. The affected range is Versions up to 3.0.9. Update Email Template Designer – WP HTML Mail to 3.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wp-html-mail
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2022-0218 |
| Patched Versions |
3.1
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.0.9
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
WordPress Email Template Designer < 3.0.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
WP HTML Mail < 2.9.1 - HTML Injection
WP HTML Mail <= 3.4.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via 'send_test'
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