# Mail logging & Catcher

> Stop from ever losing your emails again! This fast, lightweight plugin (under 140kb in size!) is also useful for debugging or backing up your messages

Source: https://todaywp.com (Today WP, free and read-only). Refreshed 2026-11-13 09:33 UTC.

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `wp-mail-catcher`
- Author: JWardee
- Version: 2.3.0
- Active installs: 20,000+
- Last update: 2026-10-18 (26 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 4.7, PHP 7.4
- Tags: email log, email logger, email logging, logging, mail logging
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-catcher/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 26 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Flaky ↔ Reliable, Phones home ↔ Private, Vague docs ↔ Clear docs, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-10-31 HIGH: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure to Privilege Escalation to Mail Log Viewer / Password-Reset Email Disclosure (up to 2.2.0). CVE-2026-120040, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/599e46ed-a71c-41d1-839f-6bb76808a58f?source=api-prod
- 2026-10-03 HIGH: Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PHPMailer 'wp_mail_failed' Error Message (up to 2.1.12). CVE-2026-93889, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6a1d9d03-0216-484c-85ca-73f157595713?source=api-prod
- 2024-09-27 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (up to 2.1.9). CVE-2024-47339, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/07534aa5-a7c4-4dc7-82ac-7e9c568f524c?source=api-prod
- 2024-04-11 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Request Forgery (up to 2.1.6). CVE-2024-32099, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfb45af3-c22a-4045-b564-22f7081868d7?source=api-prod
- 2023-12-21 MEDIUM: Authenticated(Administrator+) SQL Injection (before 2.1.4). CVE-2023-50844, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/47aed582-efb6-4caf-a65b-57995907ecaa?source=api-prod
- 2023-10-29 HIGH: WP Mail Catcher <= 2.1.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection (up to 2.1.3). WF-f3ebbf7f-61f2-403f-8131-8cedeb13c2d4, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3ebbf7f-61f2-403f-8131-8cedeb13c2d4?source=api-prod
- 2023-06-09 HIGH: Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Email Subject (up to 2.1.2). CVE-2023-3080, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1525e1c9-4b94-4f9f-92c5-fc69fe000771?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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