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CVE-2022-2370: YaySMTP < 2.2.1 - Subscriber+ SMTP Credentials Leak

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The YaySMTP WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not have capability check before displaying the Mailer Credentials in JS code for the settings, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to retrieve them

Affected products

• YaySMTP – Simple WP SMTP Mail: before 2.2.1 — fixed in 2.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: YaySMTP – Simple WP SMTP Mail 2.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bedda2a9-6c52-478e-b17a-7a4488419334
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bedda2a9-6c52-478e-b17a-7a4488419334

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