Check Point Advisories

WordPress POST SMTP Mailer Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2023-6875)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1469
Date Published:	16 Jan 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 24 January, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-6875
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress POST SMTP Mailer plugin up to 2.8.7
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in WordPress POST SMTP Mailer plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress POST SMTP Mailer Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2023-6875) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress POST SMTP Mailer Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2023-6875)