CVE-2022-42699 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 on WordPress.

Published: 2022-12-06

Score: 9.1 Critical

EPSS: 7.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WPecommerce, Alexanderfoxc

Easy WP SMTP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.5.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp-ecommerce:easy_wp_smtp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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No data available yet.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.5.2 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45766	Auth. Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 on WordPress.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07291.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/easy-wp-smtp/wordpress-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-1-5-1-auth-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Auth. Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 on WordPress.	Auth. Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 on WordPress.

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wp-ecommerce Easy Wp Smtp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-12-06T22:00:55.421Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:50.193Z

Reserved: 2022-10-19T11:14:46.589Z

Link: CVE-2022-42699

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:10:41.234Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-06T23:15:10.313

Modified: 2026-04-28T19:18:51.943

Link: CVE-2022-42699

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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