High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2026· Updated Apr 24, 2026
CVE-2026-4162
CVE-2026-4162
Description
The Gravity SMTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 2.1.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to uninstall and deactivate the plugin and delete plugin options. NOTE: This vulnerability is also exploitable via a Cross-Site Request Forgery vector.
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1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 6, 2026 to April 12, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 16, 2026