Description
The YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation and activation due to missing capability checks on the 'yaymail_install_yaysmtp' AJAX action and `/yaymail/v1/addons/activate` REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to install and activate the YaySMTP plugin.
Published: 2026-02-18
Score: 2.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized plugin installation and activation
Action: Patch
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History

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Yaycommerce
Yaycommerce yaymail – Woocommerce Email Customizer
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Yaycommerce
Yaycommerce yaymail – Woocommerce Email Customizer

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Description The YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation and activation due to missing capability checks on the 'yaymail_install_yaysmtp' AJAX action and `/yaymail/v1/addons/activate` REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to install and activate the YaySMTP plugin.
Title YayMail <= 4.3.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Plugin Installation and Activation
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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Yaycommerce Yaymail – Woocommerce Email Customizer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:13:15.693Z

Reserved: 2026-02-03T14:41:20.453Z

Link: CVE-2026-1831

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-18T12:25:02.669Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-02-18T08:16:14.873

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2026-1831

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T17:30:10Z

Weaknesses