Vulnerability in Eskapism Simple History – Track, Log, And Audit Wordpress Changes
CVE-2025-5760
The Simple History plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive data exposure via Detective Mode due to improper sanitization within the append_debug_info_to_context() function in versions prior to 5.8.1. When Detective Mode is enabled…
EPSS: 0.003 (53.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b6364415-da02-4236-b635-d8fbd…
- simple-history.com/support/detective-mode/
- wordpress.org/plugins/simple-history/
- github.com/bonny/WordPress-Simple-History/issues/546
- github.com/bonny/WordPress-Simple-History/commit/68eab0cab6882eafef4bfece884093…
- wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-passwords-stored-as-plain-te…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3267487/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5760?
- CVE-2025-5760 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eskapism Simple History – Track, Log, And Audit Wordpress Changes, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2025-06-06.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5760?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.