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CVE-2023-5314: WP EXtra <= 6.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Email Sending

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-11-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The WP EXtra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to restricted functionality due to a missing capability check on the 'test-email' section of the register() function in versions up to, and including, 6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to send emails with arbitrary content to arbitrary locations from the affected site's mail server.

Affected products

• TienCOP WP EXtra: through 6.2

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2977703/wp-extra
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/93c10a58-c5f2-440b-a88e-5314143fdd90?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2977703/wp-extra
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/93c10a58-c5f2-440b-a88e-5314143fdd90?source=cve

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