Wp Email Vulnerabilities
The Wp Email WordPress plugin has 2 known security vulnerabilities, including 1 critical. The most recent was disclosed on July 7, 2016. Check whether your site runs an affected version below.
View Wp Email on WordPress.orgSummary
Latest vulnerability disclosed on July 7, 2016.
Recommendation
WPSentry recommends extreme caution
Only run Wp Email if it is updated to the latest patched release. This plugin has a history of 1 critical, potentially exploitable vulnerability. If you already use it, update immediately — or consider a safer alternative.
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Known Wp Email vulnerabilities
- high
WP-EMail <= 2.67.2 - Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting
Affected versions: <=2.67.2Disclosed July 7, 2016 - critical
WP-EMail < 2.67.2 - SQL Injection
Affected versions: <2.67.2Disclosed May 14, 2016
How to stay protected
Update promptly
Keep Wp Email on its latest release — most vulnerabilities are fixed in newer versions.
Scan regularly
Run an external scan after every update to catch outdated or vulnerable software early.
Monitor continuously
Enable monitoring to get alerted the moment a new issue affects your stack.
Related security concepts
Related fix guides
Sanitize input, escape output, patch vulnerable plugins, and add a Content-Security-Policy.
Patch vulnerable plugins and use $wpdb->prepare() for every query with user input.
Update everything, remove abandoned plugins, and check each against known vulnerabilities.