Plugins · wp-security-audit-log · data as of 2026-11-01
Is WP Activity Log safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 5.6.8
- Last updated
- 2026-10-20
- Active installs
- 300,000+
- Known issues on record
- 16
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
The #1 user-rated activity log plugin for event logging, activity monitoring and change tracking. — by Melapress
What to do
- Update to the latest version (5.6.8). Anything older than 5.6.7 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-security-audit-log --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-security-audit-log updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
16 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
high 7.2 CVE-2026-120075 · published 2026-10-31
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Activity Log (5.6.1 and older)
- Affected
- 5.6.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.6.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
NVD CVE-2026-120075Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)research.cleantalk.org
high 7.6 CVE-2026-62085 · published 2026-09-30
SQL injection in WP Activity Log (5.6.6 and older)
- Affected
- 5.6.6 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.6.7
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Administrator SQL Injection in WP Activity Log <= 5.6.6 versions.
medium 5.4 CVE-2026-65512 · published 2026-07-23
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in WP Activity Log (5.6.4 and older)
- Affected
- 5.6.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.6.5
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Melapress WP Activity Log and Melapress WP Activity Log Premium allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects WP Activity Log: through 5.6.4; WP Activity Log Premium: through 5.6.4.
high 7.1 CVE-2026-56005 · published 2026-06-25
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Activity Log (5.6.3.1 and older)
- Affected
- 5.6.3.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.6.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Melapress WP Activity Log wp-security-audit-log allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Activity Log: from n/a through 5.6.3.1.
critical 9.8 CVE-2026-54806 · published 2026-06-17
PHP object injection in WP Activity Log (5.6.3.1 and older)
- Affected
- 5.6.3.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.6.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in WP Activity Log <= 5.6.3.1 versions.
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-45435 · published 2026-05-25
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Activity Log (5.6.3 and older)
- Affected
- 5.6.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.6.3.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Melapress WP Activity Log allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects WP Activity Log: from n/a through 5.6.3.
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-25331 · published 2026-02-19
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Activity Log (5.5.4 and older)
- Affected
- 5.5.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.6.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Melapress WP Activity Log wp-security-audit-log allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects WP Activity Log: from n/a through <= 5.5.4.
critical 9.8 CVE-2025-0767 · published 2025-02-27
PHP object injection in WP Activity Log (5.3.2 only)
- Affected
- 5.3.2 only
- Fixed in
- 5.3.3 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
WP Activity Log 5.3.2 was found to be vulnerable. Unvalidated user input is used directly in an unserialize function in myapp/classes/Writers/class-csv-writer.php.
medium 6.1 CVE-2025-0924 · published 2025-02-17
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Activity Log (5.2.2 and older)
- Affected
- 5.2.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.3.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘message’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
NVD CVE-2025-0924Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)wordpress.orgPlugin source
medium 6.1 CVE-2024-10793 · published 2024-11-15
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Activity Log (5.2.1 and older)
- Affected
- 5.2.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.2.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the user_id parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever an administrative user accesses an injected page.
medium 6.1 CVE-2023-50905 · published 2024-02-29
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Activity Log (4.6.1 and older)
- Affected
- 4.6.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.6.2
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Melapress WP Activity Log allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Activity Log: from n/a through 4.6.1.
medium 4.3 CVE-2023-2286 · published 2023-06-09
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in WP Activity Log (4.5.0 and older)
- Affected
- 4.5.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.5.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WP Activity Log for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_run_cleanup function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke this function via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
NVD CVE-2023-2286Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 4.3 CVE-2023-2261 · published 2023-06-09
Missing authorization check in WP Activity Log (4.5.0 and older)
- Affected
- 4.5.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.5.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the handle_ajax_call function in versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access or higher, to obtain a list of users with accounts on the site. This includes ids, usernames and emails.
NVD CVE-2023-2261Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 4.3 CVE-2023-2284 · published 2023-06-09
Missing authorization check in WP Activity Log (4.5.0 and older)
- Affected
- 4.5.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.5.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WP Activity Log Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_switch_db function in versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level or higher to make changes to the plugin's settings.
medium 4.3 CVE-2023-2285 · published 2023-06-09
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in WP Activity Log (4.5.0 and older)
- Affected
- 4.5.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.5.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WP Activity Log Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_switch_db function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make changes to the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
high 7.3 CVE-2020-36716 · published 2023-06-07
Missing authorization check in WP Activity Log (older than 4.0.2)
- Affected
- older than 4.0.2
- Fixed in
- 4.0.2
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The WP Activity Log plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the setup_page function in versions up to, and including, 4.0.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to run the setup wizard (if it has not been run previously) and access plugin configuration options.
NVD CVE-2020-36716Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)blog.nintechnet.com
Recent activity
- 2026-10-20 — latest release on wordpress.org (5.6.8).
- 2026-10-31 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-120075), fixed in 5.6.2.
- 2026-09-30 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2026-62085), fixed in 5.6.7.
- 2026-07-23 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2026-65512), fixed in 5.6.5.
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Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-01.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-01. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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