The WP Mail Gateway plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the wmg_save_provider_config AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update SMTP settings and redirect mail which can be used for privilege escalation by triggering a password reset email and using that to access and administrator's account.
CVE-2026-6963
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-02. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 32.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 2, 2026
Last Modified
May 5, 2026
References (6)
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/tags/1.8/src/Bootstrap.php#L47
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/tags/1.8/src/Functions.php#L111
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/trunk/src/Bootstrap.php#L47
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/trunk/src/Functions.php#L111
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3515205%40wp-mail-gateway&new=3515205%40wp-mail-gateway&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- security@wordfencehttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c7caf1f4-a8dd-4016-91eb-2adbeed5290a?source=cve
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