CVE-2020-36716 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the setup_page function in versions up to, and including, 4.0.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to run the setup wizard (if it has not been run previously) and access plugin configuration options.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wpwhitesecurity	Wp Activity Log

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpwhitesecurity:wp_activity_log:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://blog.nintechnet.com/vulnerabilities-fixed-in-wordpress-wp-security-audit-log-plugin/
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2252006
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d0a8be3-6630-4cf7-b6cb-cdc86b99acb3?source=cve

History

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 01:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-06-07T01:51:33.461Z

Updated: 2024-12-28T00:54:57.711Z

Reserved: 2023-06-06T13:02:10.985Z

Link: CVE-2020-36716

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:37:07.326Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-07T02:15:11.987

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:30:08.817

Link: CVE-2020-36716

Redhat

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