WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2018-15877 Modified

Plainview Activity Monitor: A security weakness

Plainview Activity Monitor is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Plainview Activity Monitor
Plugin slug
plainview-activity-monitor
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 26, 2018
Weakness
CWE-78 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

This CVE was published Aug 26, 2018 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Plainview Activity Monitor to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Plainview Activity Monitor plugin before 20180826 for WordPress is vulnerable to OS command injection via shell metacharacters in the ip parameter of a wp-admin/admin.php?page=plainview_activity_monitor&tab=activity_tools request.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources