Subscribe2 <= 10.40 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-1844
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published June 26, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Marco Wotschka
Description

The Subscribe2 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to email functionality due to a missing capability check when sending test emails in versions up to, and including, 10.40. This makes it possible for author-level attackers to send emails with arbitrary content and attachments to site users.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug subscribe2 (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 10.40
Patched Version
  • 10.41
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