User Activity Log Plugin up to 1.6.2 on WordPress txtsearch sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in User Activity Log Plugin up to 1.6.2 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument txtsearch leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-2761. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in User Activity Log Plugin up to 1.6.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument txtsearch with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The User Activity Log WordPress plugin before 1.6.3 does not properly sanitise and escape the `txtsearch` parameter before using it in a SQL statement in some admin pages, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin.

The weakness was published 07/24/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-2761 since 05/17/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

Upgrading to version 1.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: User Activity Log Plugin 1.6.3

Timelineinfo

05/17/2023 🔍
07/24/2023 +68 days 🔍
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08/16/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2761 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2761
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235220

Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2023 14:54
Updated: 08/16/2023 09:18
Changes: 07/24/2023 14:54 (41), 08/16/2023 09:18 (11)
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