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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-0957
CVE-2025-0957:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The SMTP for Amazon SES – YaySMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on February 22, 2025, affecting WordPress installations using this plugin (CVE Mitre, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the plugin's functionality. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), indicating its significant severity level (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access, data theft, or manipulation of the WordPress site's content (CVE Mitre).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.8 of the plugin, released on February 4, 2025. Users are strongly advised to update to this latest version to protect their WordPress installations (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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