CVE-2022-42699 CRITICAL

CVE-2022-42699: WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin <= 1.5.1 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Vendor Wpecommerce, Alexanderfoxc

Product Easy WP SMTP

Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection

Published December 6, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 on WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Easy WP SMTP versions up to 1.5.1 contain a code injection vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site. An attacker with admin or equivalent access can inject malicious code through the plugin's configuration, gaining full control over the WordPress installation. This affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the entire site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary PHP code on the site with full system privileges.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account can fully compromise your site, steal data, modify content, or take the site offline.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or equivalent privileges on the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 6, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42699 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html AskarLabs — CWE-94 write-up Code Injection

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-42699

CWE CWE-94

CVSS 9.1 / CRITICAL

Affected versions