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CVE-2025-12539

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Description

The TNC Toolbox: Web Performance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This is due to the plugin storing cPanel API credentials (hostname, username, and API key) in files within the web-accessible wp-content directory without adequate protection in the "Tnc_Wp_Toolbox_Settings::save_settings" function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve these credentials and use them to interact with the cPanel API, which can lead to arbitrary file uploads, remote code execution, and full compromise of the hosting environment.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
10.0 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-11 11:15:33.180000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2025-12539",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-11-11T11:15:33.180",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "The TNC Toolbox: Web Performance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This is due to the plugin storing cPanel API credentials (hostname, username, and API key) in files within the web-accessible wp-content directory without adequate protection in the \"Tnc_Wp_Toolbox_Settings::save_settings\" function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve these credentials and use them to interact with the cPanel API, which can lead to arbitrary file uploads, remote code execution, and full compromise of the hosting environment."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin TNC Toolbox: Web Performance para WordPress es vulnerable a la exposición de información sensible en todas las versiones hasta la 1.4.2, inclusive. Esto se debe a que el plugin almacena credenciales de la API de cPanel (nombre de host, nombre de usuario y clave de API) en archivos dentro del directorio wp-content, accesible desde la web, sin protección adecuada en la función “Tnc_Wp_Toolbox_Settings::save_settings”. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados recuperen estas credenciales y las utilicen para interactuar con la API de cPanel, lo que puede conducir a la carga arbitraria de archivos, ejecución remota de código y al compromiso total del entorno de alojamiento."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "leopardhost",
          "product": "TNC Toolbox: Web Performance",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "1.4.2",
              "versionType": "semver",
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      "url": "https://github.com/The-Network-Crew/TNC-Toolbox-for-WordPress/commit/31bb3040b22c84e2d6dfd3210fe0ad045ff4ddf6",
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    },
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