CVE-2026-93889: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wardee Mail logging & Catcher
The Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PHPMailer 'wp_mail_failed' Error Message in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Successful exploitation requires a separately installed plugin, such as Contact Form 7, that passes unauthenticated user-controlled input into mail fields whose content PHPMailer will include in its failure error message.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-93889 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.1.12). The flaw exists because PHPMailer includes unsanitized user input from mail fields in its 'wp_mail_failed' error messages. If a separately installed plugin like Contact Form 7 passes unauthenticated user input into these mail fields, an attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of users viewing the affected pages. This vulnerability allows code injection without authentication and can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of users viewing the injected pages, potentially leading to information disclosure and manipulation of content (confidentiality and integrity impacts). There is no direct availability impact. The vulnerability requires a second plugin that forwards user input into mail fields, making exploitation dependent on the environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently documented. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates. As a mitigation, avoid using the Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher plugin together with plugins that forward unauthenticated user input into mail fields, such as Contact Form 7, until a fix is available. Implementing input sanitization and output escaping on mail failure messages would be necessary to fully remediate the issue once a patch is released.
CVE-2026-93889: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wardee Mail logging & Catcher
Description
The Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PHPMailer 'wp_mail_failed' Error Message in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Successful exploitation requires a separately installed plugin, such as Contact Form 7, that passes unauthenticated user-controlled input into mail fields whose content PHPMailer will include in its failure error message.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.2high
Affected software
wardee
Mail logging & Catcher
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-93889 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.1.12). The flaw exists because PHPMailer includes unsanitized user input from mail fields in its 'wp_mail_failed' error messages. If a separately installed plugin like Contact Form 7 passes unauthenticated user input into these mail fields, an attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of users viewing the affected pages. This vulnerability allows code injection without authentication and can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of users viewing the injected pages, potentially leading to information disclosure and manipulation of content (confidentiality and integrity impacts). There is no direct availability impact. The vulnerability requires a second plugin that forwards user input into mail fields, making exploitation dependent on the environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently documented. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates. As a mitigation, avoid using the Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher plugin together with plugins that forward unauthenticated user input into mail fields, such as Contact Form 7, until a fix is available. Implementing input sanitization and output escaping on mail failure messages would be necessary to fully remediate the issue once a patch is released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-18T20:19:15.745Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac0abd7a43b0b3b89a7e7d2
Added to database: 10/03/2026, 07:16:39 UTC
Last enriched: 10/03/2026, 07:31:15 UTC
Last updated: 10/04/2026, 03:05:14 UTC
Views: 20
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