PT-2023-18585 · WordPress · Wp Activity Log

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-06-09 · Updated 2023-06-16 · CVE-2023-2261

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.5.0

Description The issue is related to a missing capability check on the handle ajax call function, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to bypass authorization. This enables them to obtain a list of users with accounts on the site, including ids, usernames, and emails.

Recommendations For WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.5.0, update to a version higher than 4.5.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the handle ajax call function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2261

Affected Products

Wp Activity Log

References · 6

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2911239%40wp-security-audit-log%2Ftrunk&old=2897171%40wp-security-audit-log%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2261 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2261 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-security-audit-log/trunk/vendor/wpwhitesecurity/select2-wpwhitesecurity/load.php#L70 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f51f0919-498e-4f86-a933-1b7f2c4a10a4?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/52045 · Telegram Post