Missing authorization in Shaharia Azam WP Mail Gateway
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaharia Azam | WP Mail Gateway | up to 1.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Mail Gateway VendorShaharia Azam Affected up to 1.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6963
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqw4-hc5h-3hjf
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c7caf1f4-a8dd-4016-91eb-2adbeed5290a?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/trunk/src/Functions.php#L111
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/tags/1.8/src/Functions.php#L111
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/trunk/src/Bootstrap.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-mail-gateway/tags/1.8/src/Bootstrap.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3515205%40wp-mail-gateway&new=3515205%40wp-mail-gateway&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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Sources
- CVE-2026-6963 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-6963 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vqw4-hc5h-3hjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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