# CVE-2023-4269: User Activity Log < 1.6.6 - Subscriber+ Log Export

> Authenticated subscribers can export activity logs containing PII due to missing authorization checks in the User Activity Log plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j59m-qf5r-w9hr

## What is CVE-2023-4269?

CVE-2023-4269 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown User Activity Log, published on 4 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The User Activity Log WordPress plugin before 1.6.6 lacks proper authorisation when exporting its activity logs, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to perform such action and retrieve PII such as email addresses.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4269?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solwininfotech User Activity Log.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4269?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4269 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4269 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4269 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown User Activity Log

- [CVE-2023-3435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3435/): User Activity Log < 1.6.5 - Unauthenticated SQLi (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-37966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37966/): WordPress User Activity Log Plugin <= 1.6.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2023-5133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5133/): User Activity Log Pro < 2.3.4 - IP Spoofing (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-4279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4279/): User Activity Log < 1.6.7 - IP Spoofing (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-2761](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2761/): User Activity Log < 1.6.3 - Admin+ SQL Injection (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4269 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4269 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown User Activity Log, published on 4 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4269 exists.

Affected product: Unknown User Activity Log. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4269/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4269/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4269
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4269
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4269

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4269/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.