------------------------------------------------------------------------ Persistent Cross-Site Scripting in WordPress Activity Log plugin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Han Sahin, July 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been found in the WordPress Activity Log plugin. By using this vulnerability an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code into the application, which will execute within the browser of any user who views the Activity Log, in general WP admin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tested versions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This issue was successfully tested on WordPress Activity Log plugin version 2.3.1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fix ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This issue has been fixed in version 2.3.2 of the WordPress Activity Log plugin. The updated plugin can be downloaded from the following location: https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/aryo-activity-log.2.3.2.zip. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_in_wordpress_activity_log_plugin.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summer of Pwnage (https://sumofpwn.nl) is a Dutch community project. Its goal is to contribute to the security of popular, widely used OSS projects in a fun and educational way.
