CVE-2026-1831
YayMail <= 4.3.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Plugin Installation and Activation
The YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation and activation due to missing capability checks on the 'yaymail_install_yaysmtp' AJAX action and /yaymail/v1/addons/activate REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to install and activate the YaySMTP plugin.
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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
2.7
YayMail <= 4.3.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Plugin Installation and Activation
The YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation and activation due to missing capability checks on the 'yaymail_install_yaysmtp' AJAX action and /yaymail/v1/addons/activate REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to install and activate the YaySMTP plugin.
- Record
CVE-2026-1831- CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-8049
2.7
The YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation and activation due to missing capability checks on the 'yaymail_install_yaysmtp' AJAX action and /yaymail/v1/addons/activate REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to install and activate the YaySMTP plugin.
- Record
EUVD-2026-8049- CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gxvp-w433-832f
2.7
The YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized...
The YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation and activation due to missing capability checks on the 'yaymail_install_yaysmtp' AJAX action and /yaymail/v1/addons/activate REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to install and activate the YaySMTP plugin.
- Record
GHSA-gxvp-w433-832f- CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
2.7
The YayMail - WooCommerce Email Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation and activation due to missing capability checks on the 'yaymail_install_yaysmtp' AJAX action and /yaymail/v1/addons/activate REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Shop Manager-level access and above, to install and activate the YaySMTP plugin.
- Record
CVE-2026-1831- CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- 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-2026-1831 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.7) in Yaycommerce Yaymail – Woocommerce Email Customizer, published February 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a568162a-5a2d-47ab-9dfe-2f2f5f324f0d?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yaymail/tags/4.3.2/src/Ajax.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yaymail/trunk/src/Ajax.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yaymail/tags/4.3.2/src/Controllers/AddonController.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3460087%40yaymail&new=3460087%40yaymail&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1831
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gxvp-w433-832f