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.
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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. | |
Title | Simple History <= 5.8.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Detective Mode | |
Weaknesses | CWE-256 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2025-06-06T11:13:16.129Z
Updated: 2025-06-06T16:08:09.477Z
Reserved: 2025-06-05T21:55:51.664Z
Link: CVE-2025-5760

Updated: 2025-06-06T15:41:56.770Z

Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-06-06T12:15:25.333
Modified: 2025-06-06T14:06:58.193
Link: CVE-2025-5760

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