The Welcome Email Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized email sending due to a missing capability check on the ajax_handler function in versions up to, and including, 5.0.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to send a variety of emails.
CVE-2023-47756 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor). It affects Versions up to 5.0.5 and is fixed in 5.0.6.
CVE-2023-47756 is tracked for the Plugin Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) as medium severity with CVSS 5.3. The affected range is Versions up to 5.0.5. Update Swift SMTP (formerly Welcome Email Editor) to 5.0.6 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
welcome-email-editor
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-47756 |
| Patched Versions |
5.0.6
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 5.0.5
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