WP Mail <= 1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2017-5942
CVSS Medium (6.1)
Publicly Published July 23, 2016
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher iamcjc
Description

An issue was discovered in the WP Mail plugin through version 1.1 for WordPress. The replyto parameter when composing a mail allows for a reflected XSS. This would allow you to execute JavaScript in the context of the user receiving the mail.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-mail (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2
Patched Version
  • 1.2
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