What is CVE-2018-7433?

CVE-2018-7433 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ithemes Security, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-7433?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-7433 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Ithemes Security

CVE-2018-7433

The iThemes Security plugin before 6.9.1 for WordPress does not properly perform data escaping for the logs page.

Published 2018-03-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ithemes Security

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7433?: CVE-2018-7433 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ithemes Security, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-7433?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-7433 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.