CVE-2024-8664: The WP Test Email plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.1

medium Affects wp-test-email (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Test Email plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.1

Package
wp-test-email (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.1.8
Fixed in
1.1.8
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (31.9th percentile)
Published
2024-09-13
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-test-email (WordPress plugin) advisories

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