CVE-2025-68988
📋 TL;DR
The E-Invoice App Malaysia WordPress plugin exposes sensitive system information to unauthorized users. This vulnerability allows attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive data from affected installations. All users running version 1.1.0 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- E-Invoice App Malaysia 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 gain access to sensitive system information, database credentials, or other embedded secrets leading to complete system compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users retrieve sensitive configuration data, potentially exposing database credentials, API keys, or other secrets.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and network segmentation, impact is limited to information disclosure without direct system access.
🎯 Exploit Status
Based on CWE-497 description, exploitation likely involves simple HTTP requests to exposed endpoints.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: > 1.1.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'E-Invoice App Malaysia'
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate einvoiceapp-malaysia
Restrict Access
allUse web application firewall to block access to plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove plugin completely and use alternative invoicing solution
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access WordPress admin
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'E-Invoice App Malaysia' version <= 1.1.0Check Version:
wp plugin get einvoiceapp-malaysia --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is > 1.1.0 or plugin is removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access to plugin-specific endpoints
- Multiple failed attempts to access sensitive data endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/einvoiceapp-malaysia/ endpoints with unusual parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri="*einvoiceapp-malaysia*" OR user_agent="*scanner*")