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published date: July 16, 2025

CVE-2025-6993 : Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description

The Ultimate WP Mail plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to improper authorization within the get_email_log_details() AJAX handler in versions 1.0.17 to 1.3.6. The handler reads the client-supplied post_id and retrieves the corresponding email log post content (including the password-reset link), relying only on the ‘edit_posts’ capability without restricting to administrators or validating ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to harvest an admin’s reset link and elevate their privileges to administrator.

Question to Ask Vendors:

  1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2025-6993, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
  2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2025-6993 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?

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