CVE-2025-53985
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-53985 is a sensitive data exposure vulnerability in the Crocoblock JetTabs WordPress plugin that allows attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive information from plugin data. This affects all WordPress sites running JetTabs versions up to 2.2.9. The vulnerability enables unauthorized access to potentially confidential data stored within the plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- Crocoblock JetTabs WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could extract sensitive user data, configuration secrets, or authentication tokens embedded in plugin data, potentially leading to account compromise, data breaches, or further system exploitation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing sensitive information like user details, configuration data, or other embedded secrets that should not be publicly accessible.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure of non-critical embedded data with proper access controls and monitoring in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of the plugin's data structures and access to plugin endpoints.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 2.2.10 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/jet-tabs/vulnerability/wordpress-jettabs-2-2-9-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'JetTabs' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update shows, manually download version 2.2.10+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable JetTabs Plugin
WordPressTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate jet-tabs
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and WAF rules to block suspicious requests to JetTabs endpoints
- Monitor logs for unusual access patterns to plugin-related URLs and implement alerting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → JetTabs → Version number. If version is 2.2.9 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get jet-tabs --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify JetTabs plugin version is 2.2.10 or higher in WordPress admin plugins page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual GET/POST requests to /wp-content/plugins/jet-tabs/ endpoints
- Multiple failed attempts to access plugin-specific URLs
- Requests with unusual parameters targeting JetTabs functionality
Network Indicators:
- Traffic patterns showing repeated access to JetTabs plugin endpoints from unusual sources
- HTTP requests attempting to enumerate or extract data from plugin URLs
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (url="*jet-tabs*" OR user_agent="*jet-tabs*") AND (status=200 OR status=403) | stats count by src_ip, url