User Spam RemoverWordPress extension · Joelhardi
CVE-2024-31298
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 · uneditedInsertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Joel Hardi User Spam Remover.This issue affects User Spam Remover: from n/a through 1.0.
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 confidenceThe User Spam Remover plugin versions up to 1.0 contains a vulnerability where sensitive information is being written to log files. This allows unauthorized access to potentially sensitive data (such as user credentials, tokens, or PII) through exposed log files.
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
User Spam RemoverWordPress extension
< 1.1CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Identify plugin installation and versionLocate the Joelhardi User Spam Remover plugin in your WordPress installation (typically in /wp-content/plugins/ directory) and check the main plugin file for the declared version numberAffected if The installed version is below 1.1
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Locate plugin log filesSearch the plugin directory and adjacent directories (including wp-content/uploads/, wp-content/debug.log, and any custom log directories configured in plugin settings) for log files created by the User Spam Remover pluginAffected if Log files exist and are stored within the web-accessible directory structure
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Check log file accessibilityVerify file permissions on discovered log files - attempt to access them via HTTP request from an unauthenticated browser context to confirm they are web-exposedAffected if Log files are directly accessible via web browser without authentication
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Inspect logs for sensitive dataOpen log files and search for patterns indicating sensitive information: plain-text passwords, API tokens, email addresses, or userSubmitted content that may contain PIIAffected if Log files contain credentials, tokens, email addresses, or other personally identifiable information
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Confirm logging is activeReview plugin configuration settings or code to determine if the logging functionality is enabled and actively writing dataAffected if Logging is enabled and the plugin processes user data that could be captured in logs
You are affected if the Joelhardi User Spam Remover plugin version is below 1.1 and log files containing sensitive user data are accessible via the web or to unauthorized users.
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.
dbcve · scoped1.1
Identify and remediate the code paths that write sensitive data to logs by removing, redacting, or filtering sensitive parameters before logging. Ensure log files are stored outside web root with restricted permissions.
1.1
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Locate the User Spam Remover plugin
- Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually upload version 1.1 of the plugin
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in User Spam Remover
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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-2024-31298 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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- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data