CVE-2023-50844 HIGH

CVE-2023-50844: WordPress WP Mail Catcher Plugin <= 2.1.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Vendor James Ward
Product Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published December 28, 2023
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in James Ward Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher.This issue affects Mail logging – WP Mail Catcher: from n/a through 2.1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Mail Catcher versions up to 2.1.3 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in the mail logging functionality. An attacker with high-level site privileges can craft malicious input to execute arbitrary SQL queries. This can expose sensitive data from the database and potentially disrupt site availability. A patch version has not been publicly identified.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site database and cause partial service disruption.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Database contents may be exposed; site availability may be degraded if queries are resource-intensive.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level site privileges (administrator or equivalent role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 28, 2023 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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