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POST SMTP Mailer < 2.5.7 - Account Takeover via CSRF

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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 resend an email to an arbitrary address (for example a password reset email could be resent to an attacker controlled email, and allow them to take over an account).

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-3179
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 15:33 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

POST SMTP Mailer < 2.5.7 - Account Takeover via CSRF

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Jul 2023, 13:29 UTC

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 resend an email to an arbitrary address (for example a password reset email could be resent to an attacker controlled email, and allow them to take over an account).

osv:CVE-2023-3179
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3179",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "POST SMTP Mailer < 2.5.7 - Account Takeover 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 resend an email to an arbitrary address (for example a password reset email could be resent to an attacker controlled email, and allow them to take over an account).",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-3179",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
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          }
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:29.938156292Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/3xxx/CVE-2023-3179.json",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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}