CVE-2025-5760CWE-256

Simple History <= 5.8.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Detective Mode

Medium · published June 6, 2025

CVSS v3.1
4.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00448 · 38.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-256 · Plaintext Storage of a Password
Published
2025-06-06T11:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 JUN 11:13Z
    Simple History <= 5.8.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Detective Mode
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