Is WP Mail Log safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.1.6). As of 2026-11-04. 9 issues are on record for older versions; version 1.1.3 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep WP Mail Log on the latest version (1.1.6) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of WP Mail Log are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.0.2 and older, fixed in 1.1.1); Arbitrary file upload (1.1.2 and older, fixed in 1.1.3); SQL injection (older than 1.1.3, fixed in 1.1.3); Missing authorization check (older than 1.1.3, fixed in 1.1.3); File inclusion (older than 1.1.3, fixed in 1.1.3); Remote code execution (older than 1.1.3, fixed in 1.1.3). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of WP Mail Log?

1.1.6, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-06-30). It has 10,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my WP Mail Log is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update wp-mail-log). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · wp-mail-log · data as of 2026-11-04

Is WP Mail Log safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.1.6
Last updated: 2026-06-30
Active installs: 10,000+
Known issues on record: 9
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.0.8 · PHP 7.4+

WP Mail Log helps you to Log and view all emails from WordPress. It is useful if you have to debug email related problems or have to store sent emails … — by WPVibes

What to do

Update to the latest version (1.1.6). Anything older than 1.1.3 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-mail-log --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-mail-log updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

9 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

high 7.1 CVE-2023-33999 · published 2026-06-11

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Mail Log (1.0.2 and older)

Affected: 1.0.2 and older
Fixed in: 1.1.1
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in WPVibes WP Mail Log allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects WP Mail Log: from n/a through 1.0.2.

NVD CVE-2023-33999 Patchstack advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2023-51410 · published 2023-12-29

Arbitrary file upload in WP Mail Log (1.1.2 and older)

Affected: 1.1.2 and older
Fixed in: 1.1.3
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in WPVibes WP Mail Log.This issue affects WP Mail Log: from n/a through 1.1.2.

NVD CVE-2023-51410 Patchstack advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2023-5674 · published 2023-12-26

SQL injection in WP Mail Log (older than 1.1.3)

Affected: older than 1.1.3
Fixed in: 1.1.3
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The WP Mail Log WordPress plugin before 1.1.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with a role as low as Contributor.

NVD CVE-2023-5674 WPScan advisory

high 7.6 CVE-2023-5644 · published 2023-12-26

Missing authorization check in WP Mail Log (older than 1.1.3)

Affected: older than 1.1.3
Fixed in: 1.1.3
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The WP Mail Log WordPress plugin before 1.1.3 does not correctly authorize its REST API endpoints, allowing users with the Contributor role to view and delete data that should only be accessible to Admin users.

NVD CVE-2023-5644 WPScan advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2023-5645 · published 2023-12-26

SQL injection in WP Mail Log (older than 1.1.3)

Affected: older than 1.1.3
Fixed in: 1.1.3
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

NVD CVE-2023-5645 WPScan advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2023-5672 · published 2023-12-26

File inclusion in WP Mail Log (older than 1.1.3)

Affected: older than 1.1.3
Fixed in: 1.1.3
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The WP Mail Log WordPress plugin before 1.1.3 does not properly validate file path parameters when attaching files to emails, leading to local file inclusion, and allowing an attacker to leak the contents of arbitrary files.

NVD CVE-2023-5672 WPScan advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2023-5673 · published 2023-12-26

Remote code execution in WP Mail Log (older than 1.1.3)

Affected: older than 1.1.3
Fixed in: 1.1.3
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The WP Mail Log WordPress plugin before 1.1.3 does not properly validate file extensions uploading files to attach to emails, allowing attackers to upload PHP files, leading to remote code execution.

NVD CVE-2023-5673 WPScan advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2023-3088 · published 2023-07-12

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Mail Log (1.1.1 and older)

Affected: 1.1.1 and older
Fixed in: 1.1.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The WP Mail Log plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via email contents in versions up to, and including, 1.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2023-3088 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

high 8.8 CVE-2022-45807 · published 2023-02-02

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in WP Mail Log (1.0.1 and older)

Affected: 1.0.1 and older
Fixed in: 1.0.2
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in WPVibes WP Mail Log plugin <= 1.0.1 versions.

NVD CVE-2022-45807 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-06-30 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.1.6).
2026-06-11 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2023-33999), fixed in 1.1.1.
2023-12-29 — Arbitrary file upload disclosed (CVE-2023-51410), fixed in 1.1.3.
2023-12-26 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2023-5674), fixed in 1.1.3.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · SQL injection (2) · Arbitrary file upload (1) · Missing authorization (1) · File inclusion (1) · Remote code execution (1) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-log (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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Is WP Mail Log safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.1.6)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Mail Log (1.0.2 and older)

Arbitrary file upload in WP Mail Log (1.1.2 and older)

SQL injection in WP Mail Log (older than 1.1.3)

Missing authorization check in WP Mail Log (older than 1.1.3)

SQL injection in WP Mail Log (older than 1.1.3)

File inclusion in WP Mail Log (older than 1.1.3)

Remote code execution in WP Mail Log (older than 1.1.3)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Mail Log (1.1.1 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in WP Mail Log (1.0.1 and older)

Recent activity

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