Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Feb 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-5942

Description

An issue was discovered in the WP Mail plugin before 1.2 for WordPress. The replyto parameter when composing a mail allows for a reflected XSS. This would allow you to execute JavaScript in the context of the user receiving the mail.

Affected products

Wp Mail Project/Wp Mail
cpe:2.3:a:wp_mail_project:wp_mail:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <=1.1
WordPress/Wp Mailllm-fuzzy
Range: <1.2
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

cjc.im/advisories/0006/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96211nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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