Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 4.5.26
- Affected Plugin
- Helpful
- Affected Version
<= 4.5.25- CVSS
- 5.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
- CVE
CVE-2022-2834
At a glance
CVE-2022-2834 is a medium-severity Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in the Helpful WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 4.5.25. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 4.5.26; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed September 2022, reported by Aleksi Kistauri.
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
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
The product writes sensitive information to a log file.
Remediation
Update to version 4.5.26, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The fix is the thing that ends this: Helpful 4.5.26 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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