Easy WP SMTP <= 1.5.1 — Authenticated (Admin+) Directory Traversal
CVE-2022-45833Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.5.1Update to 1.5.2 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Low2.7
- CVSS
- 2.7CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Path Traversal
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more easy-wp-smtp
- Affected≤ 1.5.1
- Patched in1.5.2
Update to 1.5.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.5.1. Version 1.5.2 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.5.2, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to TomS (Rand0mGen).
The Easy WP SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 1.5.1 possibly via the 'admin_init' function (as part of the SMTP import/export functionality). This allows administrator-level attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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All 8| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low2.7 | Exposure of Sensitive Information via the UI ≤2.3.0Update to 2.3.1 | CVE-2024-3073 | |
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Deletion ≤1.5.1Update to 1.5.2 | CVE-2022-45829 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution ≤1.5.1Update to 1.5.2 | CVE-2022-42699 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection ≤1.4.9Update to 1.5.0 | CVE-2022-3334 | |
| High8.1 | Sensitive Information Disclosure ≤1.4.2Update to 1.4.3 | CVE-2020-35234 |
- Low2.7Exposure of Sensitive Information via the UI
≤2.3.0Update to 2.3.1
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Deletion
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- High7.2Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution
≤1.5.1Update to 1.5.2
- High7.2Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
≤1.4.9Update to 1.5.0
- High8.1Sensitive Information Disclosure
≤1.4.2Update to 1.4.3
Same weakness (Path Traversal)
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| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity low, CVSS 2.7
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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