CVE-2022-45829
WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin <= 1.5.1 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion
Auth. Path Traversal vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 at WordPress.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin <= 1.5.1 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion
Auth. Path Traversal vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 at WordPress.
- Record
CVE-2022-45829- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-48683
Auth. Path Traversal vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 at WordPress.
- Record
EUVD-2022-48683- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-988c-m4m6-qgj2
Auth. Path Traversal vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 at WordPress.
Auth. Path Traversal vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 at WordPress.
- Record
GHSA-988c-m4m6-qgj2- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. Path Traversal vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP plugin <= 1.5.1 at WordPress.
- Record
CVE-2022-45829- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-45829 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Unknown Easy Wp Smtp, published December 6, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.