CVE-2025-5760

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

mediumPlaintext Storage of a Password
4.9
CVSS Score
4.9
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
5.8.2
Patched in
1d
Time to patch

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=5.8.1
PublishedJune 5, 2025
Last updatedJune 6, 2025
Affected pluginsimple-history

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