Description
The WP Mail Logging plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.17.0 via the 'email_address' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to extract complete logged mail rows belonging to other users — including recipient addresses, message subjects, full message bodies, and any URLs contained therein — whose addresses happen to match the wildcard. Exploitation requires an administrator to process a personal-data export request for the attacker's email address via the standard WordPress privacy workflow, and the attacker's address must contain a LIKE wildcard character (such as an underscore) that matches at least one other user's address in the mail log.
Published: 2026-10-16
Score: 2.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Sensitive Information Exposure
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

All versions of the WP Mail Logging plugin up to and including 1.17.0 allow an authenticated attacker who has administrator-level access to gain access to the contents of logged email messages that belong to other users. The vulnerability is caused by the use of the 'email_address' parameter in a SQL query that accepts a LIKE wildcard, thereby revealing recipients, subjects, bodies, and URLs from the mail log. The impact is a disclosure of personal and potentially sensitive information, but no code execution or system compromise is possible.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the WordPress plugin WP Mail Logging—any install that runs a version of the plugin that is 1.17.0 or older.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 2.7 classifies the vulnerability as low severity. An attacker must first hold administrator credentials and then trigger a personal‑data export for an email address that contains a wildcard character (e.g., an underscore) that matches another user’s address in the mail log. Because the attack requires an authenticated user, no external attacker can exploit the flaw directly. The lack of an EPSS score and the fact that the vulnerability is not listed in KEV indicates that, while the flaw exists, it has not yet been widely exploited in the wild.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 14:02 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the WP Mail Logging plugin to the latest version that addresses this issue.
  • Restrict the use of personal‑data export functionality to only necessary administrative accounts, reviewing and revoking any excessive privileges.
  • Avoid using wildcard characters in the email address field when requesting personal‑data export, or ensure that export requests are scoped only to the requesting user’s own address.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 14:02 UTC.

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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Smub
Smub wp Mail Logging
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Mail Logging
Vendors & Products Smub
Smub wp Mail Logging
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Mail Logging

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WP Mail Logging plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.17.0 via the 'email_address' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to extract complete logged mail rows belonging to other users — including recipient addresses, message subjects, full message bodies, and any URLs contained therein — whose addresses happen to match the wildcard. Exploitation requires an administrator to process a personal-data export request for the attacker's email address via the standard WordPress privacy workflow, and the attacker's address must contain a LIKE wildcard character (such as an underscore) that matches at least one other user's address in the mail log.
Title WP Mail Logging <= 1.17.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Sensitive Information Exposure in LIKE Wildcard in Personal Data Export Email
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Smub Wp Mail Logging
Wordpress-extensions Wp Mail Logging
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T14:21:19.789Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T14:42:55.358Z

Link: CVE-2026-109401

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T14:21:14.251Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-16T07:17:09.887

Modified: 2026-10-16T15:17:07.347

Link: CVE-2026-109401

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T13:00:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor