CVE-2025-13471 User Activity Log <= 2.2 - Unauthenticated Limited Arbitrary Option Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify arbitrary plugin options, such as enabling user registration, due to improper handling of failed login attempts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-13471?
CVE-2025-13471 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown User Activity Log, published on 28 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The User Activity Log WordPress plugin through 2.2 does not properly handle failed login attempts in some cases, allowing unauthenticated users to set arbitrary options to 1 (for example to enable User Registration when it has been turned off)
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13471?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13471?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13471 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-2025-13471 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-13471 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w3rg-9jrv-74mc.