CVE-2025-5760

Published Jun 6, 2025

Last updated a month ago

Overview

Description
The Simple History plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive data exposure via Detective Mode due to improper sanitization within the append_debug_info_to_context() function in versions prior to 5.8.1. When Detective Mode is enabled, the plugin’s logger captures the entire contents of $_POST (and sometimes raw request bodies or $_GET) without redacting any password‐related keys. As a result, whenever a user submits a login form, whether via native wp_login or a third‐party login widget, their actual password is written in clear text into the logs. An authenticated attacker or any user whose actions generate a login event will have their password recorded; an administrator (or anyone with database read access) can then read those logs and retrieve every captured password.
Source
security@wordfence.com
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
4.9
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

security@wordfence.com
CWE-256

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