High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 16, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-6993
CVE-2025-6993
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:rustaurius:ultimate_wp_mail:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rustaurius:ultimate_wp_mail:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: >=1.0.17,<1.3.7
- (no CPE)range: 1.0.17
- Range: 1.0.17-1.3.6
Patches
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References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3328277nvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b19794de-b623-4017-bd91-73986383c58bnvdThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-wp-mail/tags/1.3.6/includes/Ajax.class.phpnvdProduct
- wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-wp-mail/nvdProduct
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