Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-2261WP Activity Log <= 4.5.0 - Missing Capabilities Check to User Enumeration
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in WP Activity Log from melapress. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| melapress | WP Activity Log | 0 – through 4.5.0 |
| wpwhitesecurity | WP Activity Log Premium | 0 – through 4.5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f51f0919-498e-4f86-a933-1b7f2c4a10a4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-security-audit-log/trunk/vendor/wpwhitesecurity/select2-wpwhitesecurity/load.php#L70
- 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=