WordPress WP Security Audit Log 3.1.1 - Information Disclosure

mediumseverity

5.3CVSS score

15.6%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

WordPress WP Security Audit Log 3.1.1 plugin is susceptible to information disclosure. Access to wp-content/uploads/wp-security-audit-log/* files is not restricted. An attacker can obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain sensitive information from the WordPress WP Security Audit Log plugin.

Fix

Update to the latest version of WordPress WP Security Audit Log plugin (3.1.2 or higher) to fix the information disclosure vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-content/uploads/wp-security-audit-log/failed-logins/
Positive when: contains "[TXT]" and ".log" and "Index of" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2018-8719 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2018-8719

info:
  name: WordPress WP Security Audit Log 3.1.1 - Information Disclosure
  author: LogicalHunter
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WordPress WP Security Audit Log 3.1.1 plugin is susceptible to information disclosure. Access to wp-content/uploads/wp-security-audit-log/* files is not restricted. An attacker can obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain sensitive information from the WordPress WP Security Audit Log plugin.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress WP Security Audit Log plugin (3.1.2 or higher) to fix the information disclosure vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44371
    - https://vuldb.com/?id.115817
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44371/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8719
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2018-8719
    cwe-id: CWE-532
    epss-score: 0.15621
    epss-percentile: 0.96867
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wpsecurityauditlog:wp_security_audit_log:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: wpsecurityauditlog
    product: wp_security_audit_log
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2018,exposure,edb,wordpress,wp-plugin,wpsecurityauditlog,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/uploads/wp-security-audit-log/failed-logins/"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "[TXT]"
          - ".log"
          - "Index of"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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