CVE-2018-8729
Wordpress Activity Log XSS Vulnerability
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Activity Log plugin before 2.4.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML via a title that is not escaped.
INFO
Published Date :
March 15, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 26, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-8729.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pojome/activity-log/commit/950c46b2290c991187ff3471640e9688b16908fb | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/pojome/activity-log/commit/e7bcd12fcb0add82bed762a971f427a360664bd9 | Third Party Advisory Patch Release Notes |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1836276 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/aryo-activity-log/#developers | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44437/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE-2018-8729 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 28, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44437/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44437/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/aryo-activity-log/#developers Release Notes https://wordpress.org/plugins/aryo-activity-log/#developers Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pojome/activity-log/commit/e7bcd12fcb0add82bed762a971f427a360664bd9 Release Notes https://github.com/pojome/activity-log/commit/e7bcd12fcb0add82bed762a971f427a360664bd9 Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1836276 Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1836276 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pojome/activity-log/commit/950c46b2290c991187ff3471640e9688b16908fb Patch https://github.com/pojome/activity-log/commit/950c46b2290c991187ff3471640e9688b16908fb Patch, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44437/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/aryo-activity-log/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/aryo-activity-log/#developers Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pojome/activity-log/commit/e7bcd12fcb0add82bed762a971f427a360664bd9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pojome/activity-log/commit/e7bcd12fcb0add82bed762a971f427a360664bd9 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1836276 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1836276 Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pojome/activity-log/commit/950c46b2290c991187ff3471640e9688b16908fb No Types Assigned https://github.com/pojome/activity-log/commit/950c46b2290c991187ff3471640e9688b16908fb Patch Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:activity_log_project:activity_log:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-8729 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-8729
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.25 }} -0.10%
score
0.62562
percentile