Title: SMTP setting security issue!
Last modified: September 27, 2019

---

# SMTP setting security issue!

 *  [ezekielion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ezekielion/)
 * (@ezekielion)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smtp-setting-security-issue/)
 * The Authentication field, “Password” settings under Settings -> SMTP is not masked.
   This will expose the password to the SMTP email account if there are multiple
   admins or support users. This is a very serious security issue. Please fix ASAP.
 * p.s. I hope it is encrypted in the database.
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by [ezekielion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ezekielion/).

Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total)

 *  [Cyprian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chinskimandaryn/)
 * (@chinskimandaryn)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smtp-setting-security-issue/#post-12107816)
 * 🙁
 * This was also reported here and nothing has changed.
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smtp-settings-password-security-threat/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smtp-settings-password-security-threat/)
 * Screenshot:
    [⌊newsletter-password-no-hiden⌉](https://postimg.cc/wRMYGQnZ)
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [Cyprian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chinskimandaryn/).
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [Cyprian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chinskimandaryn/).
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [Cyprian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chinskimandaryn/).
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [Cyprian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chinskimandaryn/).
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [Cyprian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chinskimandaryn/).

Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total)

The topic ‘SMTP setting security issue!’ is closed to new replies.

 * ![](https://ps.w.org/newsletter/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1052028)
 * [Newsletter - Send awesome emails from WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/newsletter/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/newsletter/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/newsletter/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/newsletter/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/newsletter/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/newsletter/reviews/)

## Tags

 * [password](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/password/)

 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Cyprian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chinskimandaryn/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smtp-setting-security-issue/#post-12107816)
 * Status: not a support question