Payments for Hubtel: Public debug log exposes payment gateway credentials
The Payments for Hubtel WordPress plugin before 1.0.2 does not prevent public access to a debug log in which it records payment requests, including the store's payment gateway API credentials in plain text, allowing unauthenticated attackers to obtain those credentials. The authoritative export identifies the fixed release as 1.0.2.
- Component
- Payments for Hubtel
- Plugin slug
payments-for-hubtel- Affected
- < 1.0.2
- Safe version
1.0.2- Published
- Oct 01, 2026
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Oct 01, 2026 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Payments for Hubtel to 1.0.2 or a later supported release. Remove public access to the debug log, stop logging payment credentials, and rotate any gateway credentials that may have been exposed.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Payments for Hubtel WordPress plugin before 1.0.2 does not prevent public access to a debug log in which it records payment requests, including the store's payment gateway API credentials in plain text, allowing unauthenticated attackers to obtain those credentials.