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ID:6231 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Activity Log - CVE-2018-8729
ID:6231 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Activity Log - CVE-2018-8729
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19665
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8729
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Activity Log
Activity Log
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in the Activity Log plugin before 2.4.1 for WordPress when processing a title that is not escaped. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Update to version 2.4.1.