Medium severity · published Mar 8, 2025
CVE-2024-13844
Post SMTP <= 3.1.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via columns Parameter
4.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Post SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via the ‘columns’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected product
PS
Post SMTP – Complete Email Deliverability and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App
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References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13844
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13844
Product
https://gist.github.com/nhienit2010/d4692062f54b89e16aa068a0ef142cf6#file-postmanemailquerylog-php-L314
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3249371/
Product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-smtp/#developers
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0540f70d-009a-4776-8717-f096e30a11d3?source=cve
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