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CVE-2023-1844 — The Subscribe2 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to emai

The Subscribe2 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to email functionality due to a missing capability check when sending test emails in versions up to, and including, 10.40. This makes it possible for author-level attackers to send emails with arbitrary cont

CVSS
4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.08% (top 76.00%)
CWE
—
Published
2023-06-28T03:15:09.140
Last modified
2026-04-08T19:18:07.757
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

The Subscribe2 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to email functionality due to a missing capability check when sending test emails in versions up to, and including, 10.40. This makes it possible for author-level attackers to send emails with arbitrary content and attachments to site users.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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