CVE-2023-2261

low-risk
Published 2023-06-09

The WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the handle_ajax_call function in versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access or higher, to obtain a list of users with accounts on the site. This includes ids, usernames and emails.

Do I need to act?

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0.17% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Wp Activity Log
Wp Activity Log

Affected Vendors

Wpwhitesecurity

References (6)

Broken Link https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-security-audit-log/trunk/vendor/wp...
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f51f0919-498e-4f86-a93...
Broken Link https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-security-audit-log/trunk/vendor/wp...
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f51f0919-498e-4f86-a93...
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low