CVE-2025-9219: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in saadiqbal Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App
The Post SMTP – WP SMTP Plugin with Email Logs and Mobile App for Failure Notifications – Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Brevo, Mailgun, Amazon SES and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_post_smtp_pro_option_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to enable pro extensions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Post SMTP WordPress plugin (versions up to 3.4.1) contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the 'update_post_smtp_pro_option_callback' function. This flaw permits authenticated users with low privileges (Subscriber-level and above) to modify plugin options by enabling pro extensions without proper capability checks. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting its limited impact on integrity only. The vendor has released a patch to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated access at Subscriber level or higher can modify plugin settings to enable pro extensions without authorization. This impacts the integrity of the plugin configuration but does not affect confidentiality or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users of the Post SMTP plugin should update to the latest version beyond 3.4.1 to remediate the missing authorization issue. Until patched, restrict Subscriber-level access to trusted users only.
CVE-2025-9219: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in saadiqbal Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App
Description
The Post SMTP – WP SMTP Plugin with Email Logs and Mobile App for Failure Notifications – Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Brevo, Mailgun, Amazon SES and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_post_smtp_pro_option_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to enable pro extensions.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Post SMTP WordPress plugin (versions up to 3.4.1) contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the 'update_post_smtp_pro_option_callback' function. This flaw permits authenticated users with low privileges (Subscriber-level and above) to modify plugin options by enabling pro extensions without proper capability checks. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting its limited impact on integrity only. The vendor has released a patch to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated access at Subscriber level or higher can modify plugin settings to enable pro extensions without authorization. This impacts the integrity of the plugin configuration but does not affect confidentiality or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users of the Post SMTP plugin should update to the latest version beyond 3.4.1 to remediate the missing authorization issue. Until patched, restrict Subscriber-level access to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-08-19T23:24:12.546Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68b800b3ad5a09ad00f032bf
Added to database: 9/3/2025, 8:47:47 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 6:10:34 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 6:32:25 AM
Views: 200
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