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TI-2026-07927 Aliases CVE-2026-9016GHSA-mqgx-5f5c-w96h

Debug Log Manager <= 2.5.0 - Unauthenticated Improper Output Neutralization for Logs via log_js_errors AJAX Action

Priority LOW 30CWE-117Published · 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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Debug Log Manager – Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errors plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Output Neutralization for Logs in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0. This is due to the `log_js_errors()` AJAX handler being registered for unauthenticated users via `wp_ajax_nopriv_log_js_errors` and gated only by a nonce that is publicly disclosed in every front-end page's HTML through `wp_localize_script()` whenever JavaScript error logging is enabled, providing no real authorization barrier. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary forged entries into the site's WordPress debug log by supplying attacker-controlled values for the `message`, `script`, `lineNo`, `columnNo`, and `pageUrl` fields — enabling spoofing of error and incident records, obscuring malicious activity within fabricated log noise, and misleading administrators who rely on the log for triage. This vulnerability is only exploitable when the plugin's JavaScript error logging feature is enabled, as the requisite nonce is only published into the page HTML under that condition.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00261 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
qriousladDebug Log Manager – Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errorsup to 2.5.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Debug Log Manager – Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errors Vendorqriouslad Affected up to 2.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9016
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mqgx-5f5c-w96h

References

  • TI-2024-10291 System Dashboard < 2.8.15 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-06630 System Dashboard < 2.8.10 - XSS via Header Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2024-09923 System Dashboard < 2.8.15 - Admin+ Path Traversal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
  • TI-2023-05859 Debug Log Manager < 2.3.0 - Sensitive Logs Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-23538 WordPress Debug Log Manager plugin <= 2.3.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-03359 Debug Log Manager <= 2.3.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources