CVE-2025-22753 HIGH

CVE-2025-22753: WordPress turboSMTP Plugin <= 4.6 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Turbosmtp

Product turboSMTP

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published January 15, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in turboSMTP turboSMTP turbosmtp allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects turboSMTP: from n/a through <= 4.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

turboSMTP versions 4.6 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link—and can affect users across different parts of the application. Upgrade to version 4.7 or later to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' sessions, credentials, or data could be compromised if they interact with attacker-crafted content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 15, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22753 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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