CVE-2023-5167 (GCVE-0-2023-5167)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-16 19:39 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
User Activity Log Pro < 2.3.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User Agent
Summary
The User Activity Log Pro WordPress plugin before 2.3.4 does not properly escape recorded User-Agents in the user activity logs dashboard, which may allow visitors to conduct Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 16:06 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/78ea6fe0-5fac-49… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | user-activity-log-pro |
Affected:
0 , < 2.3.4
(custom)
|
guessed |
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