Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Affected WordPress sites may have exposed payment-related logs to anyone on the internet. The issue affects PayHere Payment Gateway versions before 2.2.12 and can disclose sensitive transaction information without login or user interaction.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any payment-processing WordPress site. The main risk is confidentiality loss, not system takeover, but exposed transaction data can create regulatory, fraud, and customer-trust impact.
Technical view
CVE-2023-6064 is a CWE-200 information disclosure flaw. The plugin automatically creates publicly accessible log files when transactions occur. CVSS 3.1 is 7.5, reflecting network access, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on WordPress sites running PayHere Payment Gateway before 2.2.12, especially sites that processed transactions while vulnerable logging was enabled or present.
Exploitation context
The bundled WPScan reference is tagged as exploit-related, but the source bundle does not establish active exploitation. CISA KEV status is false, so treat exploitation as plausible but not confirmed from these sources.
Researcher notes
The bundle does not provide exact log paths, exposed fields, or confirmed exploitation. Use vendor and WPScan details to refine detection, but avoid assuming additional affected products or behavior beyond versions before 2.2.12.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade PayHere Payment Gateway to version 2.2.12 or later.
- Check vendor guidance for any additional cleanup or hardening steps.
- Remove or secure any publicly reachable transaction log files.
- Review whether exposed logs contained payment, customer, or transaction data.
- Rotate affected secrets or credentials if logs contained them.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites using the PayHere Payment Gateway plugin.
- Confirm installed plugin versions are 2.2.12 or later.
- Check web-accessible plugin storage for exposed log files without collecting sensitive data.
- Review web access logs for requests to known PayHere log locations.
- Confirm sensitive transaction logs are not indexed, cached, or backed up publicly.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/423c8881-628b-4380-9677-65b3f5165efeCVE reference · exploit, vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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