Wp Security Audit LogWordPress extension · Wpsecurityauditlog
CVE-2014-5072
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WP Security Audit Log plugin before 1.2.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Security Audit Log plugin before version 1.2.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to trick authenticated administrators into unknowingly executing unwanted actions by leveraging the lack of proper CSRF tokens or referer validation in the plugin's admin functions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Wp Security Audit LogWordPress extension
< 1.2.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the WP Security Audit Log plugin filesCheck the WordPress plugins directory at wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'wp-security-audit-log' or similar naming conventionAffected if The plugin folder does not exist or the plugin is not installed
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Verify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (e.g., wp-security-audit-log.php) and locate the version number in the plugin header commentAffected if The version number found is less than 1.2.5 (e.g., 1.2.4, 1.2.3, 1.0, etc.)
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Confirm the plugin is activeLog into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or check the wp_options table for the active_plugins optionAffected if The plugin shows as active in the WordPress admin panel or is listed in active_plugins option
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Identify admin user access to the pluginCheck if any user with Administrator role has accessed the WP Security Audit Log plugin admin interface by reviewing access logs or user session dataAffected if An administrator has accessed or currently has access to the plugin's admin functions
A user is affected if the WP Security Audit Log plugin is installed, active, and the installed version is less than 1.2.5 with an administrator having accessed the plugin's admin interface.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data1.2.5
Update WP Security Audit Log plugin to version 1.2.5 or later which includes CSRF protection mechanisms (nonce verification). If unable to update immediately, monitor admin activity logs closely and ensure admin sessions are not used on untrusted networks.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-5072 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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