PT-2023-11858 · WordPress · Wp Activity Log

Jerome Bruandet · Published 2023-06-07 · Updated 2023-06-12 · CVE-2020-36716

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.0.1

Description The issue is related to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the setup page function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to run the setup wizard and access plugin configuration options if the setup wizard has not been run previously.

Recommendations For WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.0.1, update to a version higher than 4.0.1 to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-36716

Affected Products

Wp Activity Log

References · 5

• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-wp-security-audit-log-plugin · Exploit
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2252006 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36716 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36716 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d0a8be3-6630-4cf7-b6cb-cdc86b99acb3?source=cve · Note