High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-35234
CVE-2020-35234
Description
The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020. If an attacker can list the wp-content/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/ directory, then they can discover a log file (such as #############_debug_log.txt) that contains all password-reset links. The attacker can request a reset of the Administrator password and then use a link found there.
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Affected products
1- Range: <1.4.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-fixed-zero-day-vulnerability/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/nvdProductRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
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