CVE-2023-2284 WP Activity Log Premium <= 4.5.0 - Missing Authorization via ajax_switch_db
Authenticated subscribers can modify WP Activity Log Premium settings due to missing capability checks in the ajax_switch_db function.
- 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-2023-2284?
CVE-2023-2284 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpwhitesecurity WP Activity Log Premium, 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 Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_switch_db function in versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level or higher to make changes to the plugin's settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2284?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpwhitesecurity Wp Activity Log.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2284?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2284 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-2023-2284 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2284 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wpwhitesecurity WP Activity Log Premium
- CVE-2020-36716 WP Activity Log <= 4.0.1 - Missing Authorization
- CVE-2023-2261 WP Activity Log <= 4.5.0 - Missing Capabilities Check to User Enumeration
- 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-qgf8-fg36-g63x.