Unauthenticated administrator phishing via public AJAX mail action
Published Jan 8, 2024 · Updated Jun 3, 2025
Improper authentication in JetMonsters Getwid before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to send arbitrary email content to the site administrator. The public getwid_send_mail AJAX action accepts attacker-controlled subject and message fields, using a nonce exposed in page source, and submits them through the site's mail path. No account is required; exploitation delivers attacker-chosen messages from the trusted WordPress site but does not expose administrator data.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in JetMonsters Getwid before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to send arbitrary email content to the site administrator. The public getwid_send_mail AJAX action accepts attacker-controlled subject and message fields, using a nonce exposed in page source, and submits them through the site's mail path. No account is required; exploitation delivers attacker-chosen messages from the trusted WordPress site but does not expose administrator data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-6042
- Published
- Jan 8, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2025
- Vendor
- JetMonsters
- Product
- Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks
- Classifications
- CWE-287, T1566.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.0.3
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Public exploit references
- WPScan getwid_send_mail request proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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