CVE-2012-2579: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the WP SimpleMail plugin 1.0.6 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) To, (2) From, (3) Date, or

medium Affects wp-simplemail (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.28.3, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the WP SimpleMail plugin 1.0.6 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) To, (2) From, (3) Date, or

Package
wp-simplemail (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
=1.0.6
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 4% (89.8th percentile)
Published
2014-06-20
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-simplemail (WordPress plugin) advisories

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