CVE-2025-22800: WordPress Post SMTP plugin <= 2.9.11 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post SMTP post-smtp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post SMTP: from n/a through <= 2.9.11.

Affected products

saadiqbal Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App: before 2.9.12 — fixed in 2.9.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: saadiqbal Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 2.9.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/post-smtp/vulnerability/wordpress-post-smtp-plugin-2-9-11-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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