CVE-2022-45833 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. Path Traversal vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 on WordPress.

Published: 2022-12-06

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WPecommerce, Alexanderfoxc

Easy WP SMTP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.5.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp-ecommerce:easy_wp_smtp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.5.2 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-48687	Auth. Path Traversal vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 on WordPress.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00868.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/easy-wp-smtp/wordpress-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-1-5-1-auth-arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wp-ecommerce Easy Wp Smtp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-12-06T21:44:04.790Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:53.471Z

Reserved: 2022-11-23T07:45:46.729Z

Link: CVE-2022-45833

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:24:03.047Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-06T22:15:10.803

Modified: 2026-06-17T05:10:49.873

Link: CVE-2022-45833

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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