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TI-2026-83504 Aliases CVE-2026-120040GHSA-7xhr-q895-ggjm

Mail logging & Catcher exposes password-reset keys to subscribers

Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
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-269.

Summary

The Mail logging & Catcher plugin for WordPress is affected in all versions up to and including 2.2.0. Improper privilege management (CWE-269) lets authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above extract valid administrator password-reset keys from stored email logs. Exploitation requires an administrator to have set the default_view_role setting to a capability held by low-privileged users, such as 'read', because the default 'manage_options' restricts log access to administrators. An attacker can use a recovered key to complete the WordPress password-reset flow and gain administrator privileges.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31

Description from the CNA

The Mail logging & Catcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0 via the 'message' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract valid administrator password-reset keys from stored email logs and complete the WordPress password-reset flow to escalate privileges to administrator. Exploitation requires an administrator to have previously configured the plugin's default_view_role setting to a capability held by low-privileged users such as 'read'; on an untouched install the default of 'manage_options' restricts log access to administrators only.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00282 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wardeeMail logging & Catcherup to 2.2.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Mail logging & Catcher Vendorwardee Affected up to 2.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version is listed for Mail logging & Catcher.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-31 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120040
  2. 2026-10-31 Alias added: GHSA-7xhr-q895-ggjm
  3. 2026-11-01 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 7

  • TI-2026-67461 Mail logging <= 2.1.12 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PHPMailer 'wp_mail_failed' Error Message CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2

Sources

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