CVE-2023-2261

MEDIUM

WP Activity Log <4.5.0 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Broken Link

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-security-audit-log/trunk/vendor/wpwhitesecurity/select2-wpwhitesecurity/load.php#L70

Patch

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=

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f51f0919-498e-4f86-a933-1b7f2c4a10a4?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0055

EPSS Percentile 42.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (3)

melapress/WP Activity Log < 4.5.0

wpwhitesecurity/WP Activity Log Premium < 4.5.0

wpwhitesecurity/wp_activity_log < 4.5.0 (2 CPE variants)

Published Jun 09, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026