Fatal Error Notify < 1.5.3 - Subscriber+ Test Error Email Sending
Priority LOW 27CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Fatal Error Notify WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in its test_error AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call it and spam the admin email address with error messages. The issue is also exploitable via CSRF
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00228 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Fatal Error Notify (Unknown): 1.5.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Fatal Error Notify | before 1.5.3 | 1.5.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Fatal Error Notify VendorUnknown Affected before 1.5.3 Fixed in 1.5.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:verygoodplugins:fatal_error_notify:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | Very Good Plugins |
- cpe:2.3:a:verygoodplugins:fatal_error_notify:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Very Good Plugins
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Fatal Error Notify (Unknown) Fixed in 1.5.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7202
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wp95-g3h2-jhqf
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-7202 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-7202 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wp95-g3h2-jhqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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