CVE-2022-2369 | YaySMTP < 2.2.1 - Subscriber+ Logs Disclosure

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The YaySMTP WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not have capability check in an AJAX action, allowing any logged in users, such as subscriber to view the Logs of the plugin

Published: 2022-08-01 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-2369 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.58%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-2369

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-2369

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.18% 0.58% +0.40%
2 2025-08-02 0.08% 0.18% +0.10%
3 2025-03-30 0.08%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-2369

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-2369

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-2369

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
yaycommerce yaysmtp < 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:yaycommerce:yaysmtp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2022-2369

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