CVE-2025-13471
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Privilege Escalation via Improper Option Handling in User Activity Log Plugin
Publication date: 2026-01-28
Last updated on: 2026-01-28
Assigner: WPScan
Description
Description
The User Activity Log WordPress plugin through 2.2 does not properly handle failed login attempts in some cases, allowing unauthenticated users to set arbitrary options to 1 (for example to enable User Registration when it has been turned off)
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wp_activity_log | wp_activity_log | to 2.2 (inc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
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| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The vulnerability in the User Activity Log WordPress plugin (up to version 2.2) allows unauthenticated users to improperly handle failed login attempts, enabling them to set arbitrary options to 1. For example, they could enable User Registration even if it was previously turned off.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can impact you by allowing unauthorized users to change plugin settings, such as enabling User Registration without permission. This could lead to unauthorized account creation or other unintended behaviors on your WordPress site.
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