POST SMTP Mailer < 2.5.7 - Arbitrary Log Deletion via CSRF

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3178",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "POST SMTP Mailer < 2.5.7 - Arbitrary Log Deletion via CSRF",
    "summary": "The POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin before 2.5.7 does not have proper CSRF checks in some AJAX actions, which could allow attackers to make logged in users with the manage_postman_smtp capability delete arbitrary logs via a CSRF attack.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-3178",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:28.048582358Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://wordpress.org/plugins",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/3xxx/CVE-2023-3178.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3178",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 494883,
  "published_at": "2024-01-16T15:55:29.719+00:00"
}