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.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=1.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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