CVE-2018-8729 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Activity Log plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.4.1. Attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML through unescaped titles, leading to client-side code execution. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity. The FAUCET Risk Score is 84/100, suggesting a notable risk. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB (EDB-44409, EDB-44437). There is minimal community discussion or media coverage, which is typical for the majority of CVEs.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pojo:activity_log:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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