CVE-2025-6993

The Ultimate WP Mail plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper authorization within the get_email_log_details() AJAX handler in versions 1.0.17 to 1.3.6. The handler reads the client-supplied post_id and retrieves the corresponding email log post content (including the password-reset link), relying only on the ‘edit_posts’ capability without restricting to administrators or validating ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to harvest an admin’s reset link and elevate their privileges to administrator.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-wp-mail/tags/1.3.6/includes/Ajax.class.php	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3328277	Patch
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-wp-mail/#developers	Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b19794de-b623-4017-bd91-73986383c58b?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rustaurius:ultimate_wp_mail:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-07-16 10:15

Updated : 2025-08-02 01:29

NVD link : CVE-2025-6993

Mitre link : CVE-2025-6993

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-6993

JSON object : View

Products Affected

rustaurius

ultimate_wp_mail

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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