CVE-2023-50905
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability CVE-2023-50905 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in the WP Activity Log WordPress plugin versions 4.6.1 and below. The vulnerability was reported by NamGyu Kang on December 18, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on February 14, 2024. This security flaw affects the Melapress WP Activity Log plugin and allows for stored XSS attacks through the User-Agent header (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that can be exploited without authentication through the User-Agent header. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.1 (Medium severity), indicating a moderate level of risk. The technical assessment shows that this is an injection-type vulnerability, falling under the A3: Injection category in the OWASP Top 10 (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability allows malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts will be executed when guests visit the affected site, potentially compromising the security and functionality of the website (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 4.6.2 of the WP Activity Log plugin. Website administrators are strongly advised to update to version 4.6.2 or later immediately. For users of Patchstack, a virtual patch has been issued to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until the update can be applied (Patchstack).

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