Activity Log < 2.8.8 - IP Spoofing
Priority MEDIUM 63Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
This Activity Log WordPress plugin before 2.8.8 retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers, allowing an attacker to manipulate its value. This may be used to hide the source of malicious traffic.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00719 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Activity Log (Unknown): 2.8.8
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Activity Log | before 2.8.8 | 2.8.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Activity Log VendorUnknown Affected before 2.8.8 Fixed in 2.8.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:activity_log_project:activity_log:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.8.8 | Vulnerable | Activity Log Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:activity_log_project:activity_log:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.8.8 Vulnerable ·Activity Log Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Activity Log (Unknown) Fixed in 2.8.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4281
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4g74-7gvh-m4wg
References
More Activity Log Project Activity Log vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-10740 WordPress Activity Log plugin <= 2.8.3 - CSV Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03613 Activity Log Plugin HTTP Header neutralization for logs CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-4281 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4281 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4g74-7gvh-m4wg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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