CVE - CVE-2025-5760

CVE-ID
CVE-2025-5760	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:https://github.com/bonny/WordPress-Simple-History/commit/68eab0cab6882eafef4bfece884093eeda5ac018 URL:https://github.com/bonny/WordPress-Simple-History/commit/68eab0cab6882eafef4bfece884093eeda5ac018 MISC:https://github.com/bonny/WordPress-Simple-History/issues/546 URL:https://github.com/bonny/WordPress-Simple-History/issues/546 MISC:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3267487/ URL:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3267487/ MISC:https://simple-history.com/support/detective-mode/ URL:https://simple-history.com/support/detective-mode/ MISC:https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-history/#developers URL:https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-history/#developers MISC:https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-passwords-stored-as-plain-text-in-logs/ URL:https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-passwords-stored-as-plain-text-in-logs/ MISC:https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b6364415-da02-4236-b635-d8fbd27faa33?source=cve URL:https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b6364415-da02-4236-b635-d8fbd27faa33?source=cve
Assigning CNA
Wordfence
Date Record Created
20250605	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20250605)
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