High severity · published Aug 7, 2025
CVE-2025-24000
WordPress Post SMTP plugin <= 3.2.0 - Account Takeover Vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post SMTP post-smtp allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Post SMTP: from n/a through <= 3.2.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PS
Post SMTP · Saad Iqbal
through 3.2.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24000
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24000
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/post-smtp/vulnerability/wordpress-post-smtp-3-2-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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