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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-8719 · published 4 April 2018

CVE-2018-8719: Wpsecurityauditlog wp security audit log sensitive information in log file vulnerability

Wpsecurityauditlog · Wp Security Audit Log

An issue was discovered in the WP Security Audit Log plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress. Access to wp-content/uploads/wp-security-audit-log/* files is not restricted. For example, these files are indexed by Google and allows for attackers to possibly find sensitive information.

5.3 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 16% · top 3.3% CWE-532 · Sensitive information in log file
5.3CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in the WP Security Audit Log plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress. Access to wp-content/uploads/wp-security-audit-log/* files is not restricted. For example, these files are indexed by Google and allows for attackers to possibly find sensitive information.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44371/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44371/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-8719), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.