Helpful <= 4.5.25 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

2022-09-26 00:00

Aleksi Kistauri

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.5.26

Affected PluginHelpful

Affected Version<= 4.5.25

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2022-2834

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Vulnerability Overview

The Helpful plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure in versions up to, and including, 4.5.25. Specifically, feedback and logs are stored in predictable locations with guessable file names. This could allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive user data.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.5.26, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File) The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2834 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/56b4d824-96b8-40e6-97b5-17748d13574a

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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