CVE-2025-5760

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
ProductSimple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes
PublishedJun 6, 2025
First seenJun 6, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-256CWE-256

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
eskapism Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changesv ≤ 5.8.1—

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