WP Activity Log Premium Plugin up to 4.5.0 on WordPress ajax_switch_db cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WP Activity Log Premium Plugin up to 4.5.0 on WordPress. This impacts the function ajax_switch_db. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-2285. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WP Activity Log Premium Plugin up to 4.5.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This vulnerability affects the function ajax_switch_db. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The WP Activity Log Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_switch_db function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make changes to the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was presented 05/18/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-2285 since 04/25/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

04/25/2023 🔍
05/18/2023 +23 days 🔍
05/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/10/2026 +1058 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-2285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229348

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2023 09:35
Updated: 04/10/2026 04:30
Changes: 05/18/2023 09:35 (38), 04/10/2026 04:30 (35)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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