CVE-2026-1671 Activity Log for WordPress <= 1.2.8 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File
Authenticated subscribers can view sensitive administrator passwords in exposed log files due to missing capability checks.
- 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-2026-1671?
CVE-2026-1671 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in switcorp Activity Log for WordPress, published on 12 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Activity Log for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the winter_activity_log_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view potentially sensitive information (e.g., the password of a higher level user, such as an administrator) contained in the exposed log files.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1671?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1671?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1671 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-2026-1671 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1671 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxc8-m8f8-7c2c.