CVE-2023-2261 WP Activity Log <= 4.5.0 - Missing Capabilities Check to User Enumeration
Authenticated subscribers can enumerate site users, including IDs, usernames, and emails, due to a missing capability check in the WP Activity Log plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2261?
CVE-2023-2261 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in melapress WP Activity Log, published on 9 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpwhitesecurity Wp Activity Log.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-2261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in melapress WP Activity Log
- CVE-2020-36716 WP Activity Log <= 4.0.1 - Missing Authorization
- CVE-2023-2284 WP Activity Log Premium <= 4.5.0 - Missing Authorization via ajax_switch_db
- CVE-2023-2285 WP Activity Log Premium <= 4.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ajax_switch_db
- CVE-2023-2286 WP Activity Log <= 4.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ajax_run_cleanup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6j8v-vqm5-qg95.