# CVE-2025-48355: WordPress ProveSource Social Proof plugin <= 3.1.2 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability

> An attacker can retrieve embedded sensitive system information from the ProveSource Social Proof WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fvjj-m9j7-f83v

## What is CVE-2025-48355?

CVE-2025-48355 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ProveSource Social Proof, published on 21 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in ProveSource LTD ProveSource Social Proof provesource allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects ProveSource Social Proof: from n/a through <= 3.1.2.

Weakness: CWE-497 (Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48355?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-48355?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48355 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-48355 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48355 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-48355 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-48355 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ProveSource Social Proof, published on 21 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48355 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ProveSource Social Proof. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48355/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48355/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48355
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48355
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48355

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48355/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.