Rehan Khan

Aben – Auto Bulk Email Notifications is a feature-rich plugin designed to simplify and automate bulk email notifications for your website. Whether you’re managing a blog, an eCommerce store, or a news portal, Aben helps you efficiently communicate with your audience.
With powerful features like event/news emailing this plugin is your go-to solution for professional and automated email campaigns.
<h3>Key Features:</h3>
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Bulk Emailing for Events and News:
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<li>Send bulk emails for events, news, blog posts, product updates, and more.</li>
<li>Supports all post types, including custom post types.</li>
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Customizable Email Templates:
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<li>Use the built-in editor to create visually appealing emails that match your branding.</li>
<li>Add custom headers, footers, and call-to-action buttons.</li>
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Flexible Scheduling Options:
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<li>Schedule email campaigns to be sent automatically at a preferred time and frequency.</li>
<li>Send real-time updates or batch notifications based on your needs.</li>
</ul>
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User Management:
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<li>Target specific user groups or roles for tailored email campaigns.</li>
<li>Maintain user opt-in preferences effortlessly.</li>
</ul>
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Compatibility:
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<li>Fully compatible with all WordPress themes and plugins.</li>
<li>Seamlessly integrates with WooCommerce for product announcements.</li>
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<h3>Why Choose Aben?</h3>
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<li>Save time with automated bulk email notifications.</li>
<li>Increase engagement with personalized and professional email campaigns.</li>
<li>Monitor campaign performance with an intuitive analytics dashboard[PRO].</li>
</ul>
Aben is perfect for businesses, bloggers, marketers, and webmasters who want to enhance their email marketing efforts without hassle.
<h3>Credits</h3>
Developed and maintained by <a href="https://rehan.work/" rel="nofollow ugc">Rehan Khan</a>. 
Co-developed by <a href="https://zamy.dev" rel="nofollow ugc">Uzzam Afroz</a>.
<h3>Support</h3>
Need help? Contact us through the <a href="https://abenplugin.com" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin website</a>.

Aben – Auto Bulk Email Notifications

Aben is a fastest way to automates your email notifications for your blogs, products, news, jobs, or any post type on your site.

Jeff Starr

👉 Enables custom headers for WP email notifications
👉 Also provides a “set it and forget it” security fix for WP < 5.5
👉 Uses only 50KB of code, so super lightweight, fast, and effective
Important
As of WordPress 5.5, this plugin no longer is necessary to fix the <a href="https://exploitbox.io/vuln/WordPress-Exploit-4-7-Unauth-Password-Reset-0day-CVE-2017-8295.html" rel="nofollow ugc">host-header security issue</a> reported in <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/25239" rel="nofollow ugc">Ticket #25239</a> finally is fixed, and mentioned in this post <a href="https://wordpress.org/news/2020/07/wordpress-5-5-beta-4/" rel="ugc">WordPress 5.5 Beta 4</a>. Thank You WordPress devs!
Is this plugin still useful?
Yes, it enables you to choose the “From”, “Name”, and “Return-Path” headers for all WP notification emails. And for versions of WordPress less than 5.5, this plugin continues to fix the host-header injection security issue.
Features
This simple plugin does three things:
<ol>
<li>Sets custom From, Name, and Return-Path for WP notifications</li>
<li>Fixes a security vulnerability in WordPress versions < 5.5</li>
<li>Fixes a bug where invalid email addresses may be generated (in WordPress versions < 5.5)</li>
</ol>
Choose from the following options:
<ul>
<li>Use WordPress defaults (insecure for WP < 5.5)</li>
<li>Use “Email Address” from WP General Settings</li>
<li>Use a custom name and address</li>
</ul>
Plus there is an option to use the specified From address as the Return-Path header.
Why?
The security issue fixed by this plugin has been known about since way back in WordPress version 2.3. There has been some talk about fixing, but nothing has been implemented. While the issue does not affect all sites, it does affect a good percentage of them, including some of my own projects. So, not wanting to get hacked, I decided to write my own solution. Hopefully this issue gets fixed in a future version of WordPress, and this plugin will become unnecessary.
As a bonus, setting an explicit From address resolves a long-standing bug whereby an invalid email address is generated under the following conditions:
<ul>
<li>A “From” address is not set, </li>
<li>And the <code>$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']</code> is empty</li>
</ul>
So by explicitly setting a “From” address, we prevent this bug from happening.
Security Issue
What is the security issue addressed by this plugin? Follows is a quick summary. To learn more in-depth, check out the resources linked in the next section.
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<li>WP uses <code>$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']</code> to set the “From” header in email notifications</li>
<li>This includes sensitive email notifications like password resets and user registration</li>
<li>In some cases, an attacker could modify the “From” header and intercept the email</li>
<li>Using the intercepted email, an attacker could gain access to your site and wreak havoc</li>
</ul>
More Infos
This security vulnerability is well-known and has been around for a looong time. To learn more, check out these articles:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/25239" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Core Trac Ticket</a></li>
<li><a href="https://exploitbox.io/vuln/WordPress-Exploit-4-7-Unauth-Password-Reset-0day-CVE-2017-8295.html" rel="nofollow ugc">Exploit Box Info</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41963" rel="nofollow ugc">Exploit Database</a></li>
</ul>
Privacy
This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.
Host Header Injection Fix is developed and maintained by <a href="https://x.com/perishable" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Starr</a>, 15-year <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress developer</a> and <a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">book author</a>.
Support development
I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can <a href="https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html" rel="nofollow ugc">make a donation</a> or purchase one of my books:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Tao of WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://digwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Digging into WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://htaccessbook.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">.htaccess made easy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Themes In Depth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress</a></li>
</ul>
And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">BBQ Pro</a> – Blazing fast WordPress firewall</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blackhole Pro</a> – Automatically block bad bots</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Banhammer Pro</a> – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Google Analytics Pro</a> – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Head Meta Pro</a> – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/simple-ajax-chat-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple Ajax Chat Pro</a> – Unlimited chat rooms</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">USP Pro</a> – Unlimited front-end forms</li>
</ul>
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Host Header Injection Fix

Sets custom headers for WP notification emails. Also fixes a security issue with WP versions < 5.5.

Aben – Auto Bulk Email Notifications vs Host Header Injection Fix