CVE-2025-53985: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The JetTabs WordPress plugin was found to contain a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability (CVE-2025-53985) affecting all versions up to and including 2.2.9. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher stealthcopter and publicly disclosed on July 16, 2025. This security issue affects WordPress installations using the JetTabs plugin and allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to extract sensitive user or configuration data (WPScan, Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as a Sensitive Data Disclosure issue, corresponding to OWASP Top 10 category A3: Sensitive Data Exposure and CWE-200. The severity of the vulnerability has been assessed with a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium), indicating a moderate level of risk. The security issue specifically affects authenticated users with Subscriber-level privileges or higher, potentially exposing sensitive configuration and user data (WPScan).

The vulnerability could allow authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to access and extract sensitive user information and configuration data from WordPress installations running the affected versions of JetTabs. This exposure of sensitive information could potentially be used to facilitate further attacks or compromise user privacy (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.2.9.1 of the JetTabs plugin. Website administrators are strongly advised to update to this version or later to address the security issue. No alternative workarounds have been published, making the update the only recommended solution (Patchstack).