WP Editor <= 1.2.7 - Sensitive Information Exposure via log file

2024-02-12 00:00

Joshua Chan

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.2.8

Affected PluginWP Editor

Affected Version<= 1.2.7

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-25591

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.7 via the plugin's log file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including configuration information.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.2.8, 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-2024-25591 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/66b1f539-9192-43f5-a77d-9763024e6b74

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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