The Activity Log plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.8.7. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging. Unauthenticated attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged instead of the users true IP address.
CVE-2023-4281 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes. It affects Versions up to 2.8.7 and is fixed in 2.8.8.
CVE-2023-4281 is tracked for the Plugin Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes as medium severity with CVSS 5.3. The affected range is Versions up to 2.8.7. Update Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes to 2.8.8 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
aryo-activity-log
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-4281 |
| Patched Versions |
2.8.8
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 2.8.7
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Activity Log <= 2.8.3 - CSV Injection
Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes <= 2.11.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Event Context
Activity Log <= 2.4.0 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting
Activity Log < 2.3.3 - Cross-Site Scripting
Activity Log <= 2.3.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Activity Log 2.3.5 - 2.6.1 - SQL Injection
Activity Log Plugin < 2.0.4 - Fulle Path Disclosure
Activity Log <= 2.3.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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