CVE-2025-5486
WP Email Debug 1.0 - 1.1.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Password Reset
CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The WP Email Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the WPMDBUG_handle_settings() function in versions 1.0 to 1.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable debugging and send all emails to an attacker controlled address and then trigger a password reset for an administrator to gain access to an administrator account.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | dr_scythe |
| Product | wp email debug |
| Published | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Jun 6, 2025 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
dr_scythe / WP Email Debug
1.0 ≤ 1.1.0
References
Credits
Kenneth Dunn