MultiVendorX Plugin up to 4.2.22 on WordPress insertion of sensitive information into sent data

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MultiVendorX Plugin up to 4.2.22 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes insertion of sensitive information into sent data. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-48261. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MultiVendorX Plugin up to 4.2.22 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insertion of sensitive information into sent data vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-201. The code transmits data to another actor, but a portion of the data includes sensitive information that should not be accessible to that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in MultiVendorX MultiVendorX allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. This issue affects MultiVendorX: from n/a through 4.2.22.

The weakness was shared by Lvt-tholv2k. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-48261 since 05/19/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/03/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• MultiVendorX Plugin

Version

• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6
• 4.2.7
• 4.2.8
• 4.2.9
• 4.2.10
• 4.2.11
• 4.2.12
• 4.2.13
• 4.2.14
• 4.2.15
• 4.2.16
• 4.2.17
• 4.2.18
• 4.2.19
• 4.2.20
• 4.2.21
• 4.2.22

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