CVE-2024-0852: coreactivity vulnerability

CVE-2024-0852: high vulnerability affecting coreactivity. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
CVE-2024-0852CVSS 8.8CMS

CVE-2024-0852: coreactivity vulnerability

CVE-2024-0852: high vulnerability affecting coreactivity. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.

CVSS
8.8 HIGH
EPSS
44.07%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
coreactivity

What is known

The coreActivity: Activity Logging for WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 does not escape some request data when outputting it back in the admin dashboard, allowing unauthenticated users to perform Stored XSS attack against high privilege users such as admin

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-0852, a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) affecting coreactivity, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether coreactivity is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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