CVE-2020-36716 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in the WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 4.0.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute the plugin's setup wizard, if not previously configured, and gain access to sensitive plugin settings. With a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpwhitesecurity:wp_activity_log:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, < 4.0.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:melapress:wp_activity_log:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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