CVE-2023-4281

Activity Log < 2.8.8 - IP Spoofing

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Published Sep 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Activity Log

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.8.8

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:activity_log_project:activity_log:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54152	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.719% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f5ea6c8a-6b07-4263-a1be-dd033f078d49

History

Apr 23, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Activity Log Project Activity Log

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Sep 25, 2023, 3:56 PM
Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:15 PM
Reserved: Aug 9, 2023, 8:12 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 25, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

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