CVE-2026-6963
HIGH
NVD
CVSS Score
8.8
Severity
HIGH
Published
May 02, 2026
Vendor
unknown
Description
The WP Mail Gateway plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wmg_save_provider_config AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update SMTP settings and redirect mail which can be used for privilege escalation by triggering a password reset email and using that to access and administrator's account.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/tags/1.8/src/Bootstrap.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/tags/1.8/src/Functions.php#L111
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/trunk/src/Bootstrap.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/trunk/src/Functions.php#L111
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3515205%40wp-mail-gateway&new=3515205%40wp-mail-gateway&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=