Export WP Page to Static HTML & PDF <= 4.3.4 - Unauthenticated Cookie Exposure via Log File

2025-12-12 15:39

Jonas Benjamin Friedli

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.0.0

Affected PluginExport WordPress Pages to Static HTML & PDF — Static Site Export

Affected Version<= 4.3.4

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2025-11693

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Vulnerability Overview

The Export WP Page to Static HTML & PDF plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.4 through publicly exposed cookies.txt files containing authentication cookies. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to cookies that may have been injected into the log file if the site administrator triggered a back-up using a specific user role like 'administrator.'

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.0.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11693 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cd28ac3c-aaef-49e3-843d-8532404703c9

CVSS Vector

9.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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