CVE-2025-11877 (GCVE-0-2025-11877)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-07 08:21 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:42
VLAI
Title
User Activity Log <= 2.2 - Unauthenticated Limited Options Update via Failed Login
Summary
The User Activity Log plugin is vulnerable to a limited options update in versions up to, and including, 2.2. The failed-login handler 'ual_shook_wp_login_failed' lacks a capability check and writes failed usernames directly into update_option() calls. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to push select site options from 0 to a non-zero value, allowing them to reopen registration or corrupt options like 'wp_user_roles', breaking wp-admin access. CVE-2025-13471 appears to be a duplicate of this CVE.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-07 14:47 UTC
CWE
Assigner
Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2429 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
solwininfotech User Activity Log Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.2 (semver)
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Credits
Angus Girvan
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