WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Simple History < 5.8.2 - Admin+ Sensitive Information Exposure via Detective Mode

Description

The plugin is vulnerable to sensitive data exposure via Detective Mode due to improper sanitization within the append_debug_info_to_context() function. 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.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 5.8.2

References

Classification

Type
SENSITIVE DATA DISCLOSURE
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Blair Crawford
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2025-06-05 (about 11 months ago)
Added
2025-06-06 (about 11 months ago)
Last Updated
2025-06-06 (about 11 months ago)

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