CVE-2018-8719

Wp Security Audit Log vulnerability

CVSS

5.3

EPSS

16.9%

EPSS pct

97th

Exploited

No known

An issue was discovered in the WP Security Audit Log plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress. Access to wp-content/uploads/wp-security-audit-log/* files is not restricted. For example, these files are indexed by Google and allows for attackers to possibly find sensitive information.

Affected vendor

Wpsecurityauditlog

Affected product

Wp Security Audit Log

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published

2018-04-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 16.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-8719

Confirm whether Wpsecurityauditlog Wp Security Audit Log is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-8719.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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