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GHSA-9CXG-GRMQ-54MQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-23 18:30 – Updated: 2025-10-01 09:30

Details

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in Automattic WordPress allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.

The WordPress Core security team is aware of the issue and is already working on a fix. This is a low-severity vulnerability. Contributor-level privileges required in order to exploit it. This issue affects WordPress: from n/a through 6.8.2

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2025-58246 (GCVE-0-2025-58246)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-23 17:17 – Updated: 2025-10-01 08:37

Summary

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in WordPress allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. The WordPress Core security team is aware of the issue and is already working on a fix. This is a low-severity vulnerability. Contributor-level privileges required in order to exploit it. This issue affects WordPress: from 6.8 through 6.8.2, from 6.7 through 6.7.3, from 6.6 through 6.6.3, from 6.5 through 6.5.6, from 6.4 through 6.4.6, from 6.3 through 6.3.6, from 6.2 through 6.2.7, from 6.1 through 6.1.8, from 6.0 through 6.0.10, from 5.9 through 5.9.11, from 5.8 through 5.8.11, from 5.7 through 5.7.13, from 5.6 through 5.6.15, from 5.5 through 5.5.16, from 5.4 through 5.4.17, from 5.3 through 5.3.19, from 5.2 through 5.2.22, from 5.1 through 5.1.20, from 5.0 through 5.0.23, from 4.9 through 4.9.27, from 4.8 through 4.8.26, from 4.7 through 4.7.30.

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-201 - Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

Assigner

Patchstack

References

URL

Tags

	https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/wordpre…	vdb-entry
	https://wordpress.org/news/2025/09/wordpress-6-8-…	release-notes

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	WordPress	WordPress	Affected: 6.8 , ≤ 6.8.2 (custom) Affected: 6.7 , ≤ 6.7.3 (custom) Affected: 6.6 , ≤ 6.6.3 (custom) Affected: 6.5 , ≤ 6.5.6 (custom) Affected: 6.4 , ≤ 6.4.6 (custom) Affected: 6.3 , ≤ 6.3.6 (custom) Affected: 6.2 , ≤ 6.2.7 (custom) Affected: 6.1 , ≤ 6.1.8 (custom) Affected: 6.0 , ≤ 6.0.10 (custom) Affected: 5.9 , ≤ 5.9.11 (custom) Affected: 5.8 , ≤ 5.8.11 (custom) Affected: 5.7 , ≤ 5.7.13 (custom) Affected: 5.6 , ≤ 5.6.15 (custom) Affected: 5.5 , ≤ 5.5.16 (custom) Affected: 5.4 , ≤ 5.4.17 (custom) Affected: 5.3 , ≤ 5.3.19 (custom) Affected: 5.2 , ≤ 5.2.22 (custom) Affected: 5.1 , ≤ 5.1.20 (custom) Affected: 5.0 , ≤ 5.0.23 (custom) Affected: 4.9 , ≤ 4.9.27 (custom) Affected: 4.8 , ≤ 4.8.26 (custom) Affected: 4.7 , ≤ 4.7.30 (custom)

Credits

Abu Hurayra (Patchstack Bug Bounty Program) John Blackbourn (WordPress core security team lead) Timothy Jacobs Peter Wilson Mike Nelson

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