CVE-2017-6098
A SQL injection issue was discovered in the Mail Masta (aka mail-masta) plugin 1.0 for WordPress.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
A SQL injection issue was discovered in the Mail Masta (aka mail-masta) plugin 1.0 for WordPress. This affects /inc/campaign_save.php (Requires authentication to Wordpress admin) with the POST Parameter: list_id.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.17% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 18 February 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- mail-masta project/mail-masta
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.5% on 21 September 2026 to 5.2% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://github.com/hamkovic/Mail-Masta-Wordpress-PluginExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8740Exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41438/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/hamkovic/Mail-Masta-Wordpress-PluginExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8740Exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41438/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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