CVE-2018-8719 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the WP Security Audit Log plugin version 3.1.1 for WordPress. The plugin fails to restrict access to files within wp-content/uploads/wp-security-audit-log/, allowing search engines to index sensitive information. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) has a low impact on confidentiality, requiring no user interaction or privileges for exploitation. While not currently listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, indicating a potential for exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpsecurityauditlog:wp_security_audit_log:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.