User Activity Tracking and Log Plugin Vulnerability in WordPress
CVE-2024-0970

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
User Activity Tracking And Log
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-0970?

The User Activity Tracking and Log plugin for WordPress, prior to version 4.1.4, is susceptible to a security issue where it retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers. This flaw can be exploited by an attacker to manipulate the IP address values, which may lead to misleading logging and tracking activities, potentially compromising the integrity of user activity data.

Affected Version(s)

User Activity Tracking and Log 0 < 4.1.4

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-0970 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7df6877c-6640-41be-aacb-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
WPScan
.