High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2026· Updated May 5, 2026
CVE-2026-6963
CVE-2026-6963
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/tags/1.8/src/Bootstrap.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/tags/1.8/src/Functions.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/trunk/src/Bootstrap.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/trunk/src/Functions.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c7caf1f4-a8dd-4016-91eb-2adbeed5290anvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 27, 2026 to May 3, 2026)Wordfence Blog · May 7, 2026