CVE-2025-57923 (GCVE-0-2025-57923)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-22 18:25
Modified
2026-04-28 16:13
CWE
  • CWE-201 - Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
Summary
Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in Ideal Postcodes UK Address Postcode Validation uk-address-postcode-validation allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects UK Address Postcode Validation: from n/a through <= 3.9.2.
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