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title: "CVE-2020-35234: The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4… | CubePath"
description: "The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020. If an attacker…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35234
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# CVE-2020-35234: The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4… | CubePath

## Description

The easy-wp-smtp plugin before 1.4.4 for WordPress allows Administrator account takeover, as exploited in the wild in December 2020\. If an attacker can list the wp-content/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/ directory, then they can discover a log file (such as #############\_debug\_log.txt) that contains all password-reset links. The attacker can request a reset of the Administrator password and then use a link found there.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35234)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.60376 (60.4% probability)

Percentile

99.2%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-fixed-zer…](https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-easy-wp-smtp-plugin-fixed-zero-day-vulnerability/)
- [wordpress.org/plugins/easy-wp-smtp](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/#developers)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Dec 14, 2020
2. Record published Dec 14, 2020
3. Record last updated Aug 4, 2024

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