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CVE-2018-8729 json

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Activity Log plugin before 2.4.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject…

published 2018-03-15 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-20339

cvss
6.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.3%
EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Activity Log plugin before 2.4.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML via a title that is not escaped.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-44409)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
23 mo ago

Exploit prediction

5.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-44437 WordPress Plugin Activity Log 2.4.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2018-04-10
  • EDB-44409 WordPress Plugin Activity Log 2.4.0 - Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2018-04-05

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
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References

Sources

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