CVE-2025-48361: Hesabfa Accounting Data Disclosure Flaw

CVE-2025-48361 Overview

CVE-2025-48361 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Hesabfa Accounting WordPress plugin by Saeed Sattar Beglou. The flaw involves insertion of sensitive information into sent data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive data from log files exposed by the plugin. The vulnerability affects all versions of Hesabfa Accounting up to and including 2.2.5. The issue is categorized under [CWE-201] Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data. Remote attackers can access this exposed data over the network without authentication or user interaction.

Critical Impact
Unauthenticated remote attackers can retrieve sensitive information embedded in log files generated by the Hesabfa Accounting plugin, potentially exposing accounting data and configuration details.

Affected Products

Hesabfa Accounting WordPress plugin versions up to and including 2.2.5
WordPress sites running the hesabfa-accounting plugin developed by Saeed Sattar Beglou
All prior versions from initial release through 2.2.5

Discovery Timeline

2025-08-28 - CVE-2025-48361 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-48361

Vulnerability Analysis

The Hesabfa Accounting plugin writes sensitive information to log files that are accessible without authentication. The plugin fails to restrict access to log resources or sanitize the data written to them. Attackers can retrieve these log files through direct HTTP requests to predictable file paths on the WordPress installation.

This class of weakness, tracked as [CWE-201], occurs when a product sends or exposes data to an actor not explicitly authorized to view it. In this case, the log files contain embedded accounting or configuration data that should remain private to authenticated administrators.

Exploitation requires no privileges or user interaction and can be performed over the network. The confidentiality impact is limited to information disclosure — no direct integrity or availability impact results from the flaw itself.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper access control on plugin-generated log files combined with the inclusion of sensitive data in log output. The plugin writes diagnostic or transactional information to files located within web-accessible directories without applying access restrictions such as .htaccess deny rules, randomized filenames, or moving logs outside the web root.

Attack Vector

An unauthenticated remote attacker sends HTTP requests to the WordPress site to enumerate and retrieve exposed log files created by the Hesabfa Accounting plugin. Because the attack targets predictable file paths within the plugin directory, automated scanners can identify vulnerable installations at scale. No verified public exploit code is available at this time. Refer to the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for technical details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-48361

Indicators of Compromise

HTTP GET requests to files within the /wp-content/plugins/hesabfa-accounting/ directory targeting .log, .txt, or similarly named files
Repeated 200 OK responses to requests for log-like resources from external IP addresses
Web server access logs showing enumeration patterns against plugin subdirectories

Detection Strategies

Review WordPress plugin inventory and flag installations running hesabfa-accounting version 2.2.5 or earlier
Inspect the plugin directory for world-readable log files and audit their contents for embedded sensitive data
Correlate web server access logs with plugin file paths to identify anomalous access patterns

Monitoring Recommendations

Enable web application firewall (WAF) rules that block direct access to plugin log file extensions
Monitor outbound data flows from WordPress hosts for signs of scripted log file exfiltration
Track vulnerability feeds and Patchstack advisories for updates to the Hesabfa Accounting plugin

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-48361

Immediate Actions Required

Update Hesabfa Accounting to a version later than 2.2.5 once a patched release is available from the vendor
Restrict web access to the plugin directory using web server configuration until a fix is deployed
Remove or rotate any sensitive credentials or tokens that may have been exposed through log files

Patch Information

Refer to the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for the latest patch status. Administrators should monitor the WordPress plugin repository for updates beyond version 2.2.5 and apply them as soon as available.

Workarounds

Deploy an .htaccess rule or equivalent web server directive to deny HTTP access to .log and .txt files inside /wp-content/plugins/hesabfa-accounting/
Move plugin log files outside the web root or disable verbose logging in the plugin configuration if such an option exists
Temporarily deactivate the Hesabfa Accounting plugin on production sites until a patched release is verified

bash

# Configuration example: Apache .htaccess rule to block access to plugin log files
<FilesMatch "\.(log|txt)$">
    Require all denied
</FilesMatch>