CVE-2025-67948
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the SendPulse Email Marketing Newsletter WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to retrieve embedded sensitive data from the system. It affects WordPress sites using the SendPulse plugin versions up to and including 2.2.1. Attackers can access information that should be protected from unauthorized viewing.
💻 Affected Systems
- SendPulse Email Marketing Newsletter 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
Sensitive system information, configuration data, or credentials could be exposed, potentially leading to further attacks or data breaches.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users can access embedded sensitive data that should be restricted, compromising data confidentiality.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and network segmentation, the impact is limited to information disclosure within the affected plugin scope.
🎯 Exploit Status
Based on CWE-497 description, exploitation likely involves simple requests to access unauthorized data endpoints.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.2.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find SendPulse Email Marketing Newsletter. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate sendpulse-email-marketing-newsletter
Restrict Access
allUse web application firewall to block requests to vulnerable endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate the WordPress instance
- Deploy web application firewall with rules to detect and block sensitive data exposure attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > SendPulse Email Marketing Newsletter versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get sendpulse-email-marketing-newsletter --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 2.2.1 and test sensitive endpoints are no longer accessible📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual requests to SendPulse plugin endpoints
- Multiple 200 OK responses to sensitive data paths
Network Indicators:
- Traffic patterns showing data extraction from plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/sendpulse-email-marketing-newsletter/" OR user_agent CONTAINS "scan")