Activity Log Plugin up to 2.4.0 on WordPress title cross site scripting
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Activity Log Plugin up to 2.4.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument title
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Activity Log plugin before 2.4.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML via a title that is not escaped.
The bug was discovered 03/08/2018. The weakness was published 03/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-8729 since 03/15/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 2.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (44409).
Product
Type
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Version
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Activity Log Plugin 2.4.1
Patch: github.com
Timeline
03/08/2018 🔍03/15/2018 🔍
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03/15/2018 🔍
03/16/2018 🔍
02/22/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: 1836276Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-8729 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/16/2018 08:08Updated: 02/22/2023 08:46
Changes: 03/16/2018 08:08 (60), 01/14/2020 11:20 (4), 02/05/2021 11:25 (2), 02/22/2023 08:46 (3)
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