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Debug Log Manager EUVDEUVD-2026-34960

| CVE-2026-9016 MEDIUM
Improper Output Neutralization for Logs (CWE-117)
2026-06-06 Wordfence GHSA-mqgx-5f5c-w96h
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Load target WordPress front-end page
  2. Delivery
    Extract nonce from page HTML source
  3. Exploit
    POST crafted AJAX request with action=log_js_errors
  4. Execution
    Inject forged log entries with attacker-controlled fields
  5. Impact
    Obscure malicious activity or poison administrator triage

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A09:2025 - Security Logging & Alerting Failures
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Log output neutralization
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that the plugin's JavaScript error logging feature be explicitly enabled in the Debug Log Manager configuration-this is the sole technical prerequisite, and without it the nonce is never published to page HTML and the AJAX endpoint cannot be reached by an unauthenticated caller. No authentication is required (CVSS PR:N confirmed), no user interaction is needed (UI:N), and attack complexity is low (AC:L), meaning once the feature is enabled any network-accessible attacker can exploit the issue against default plugin configuration. The limiting factor is entirely the non-default JS error logging toggle: sites with this feature disabled are not exposed regardless of plugin version. No special network position, operating system, or WordPress configuration beyond active plugin installation and the enabled JS logging feature is required.

Impact

The CVSS 5.3 Medium score (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) accurately reflects a low-complexity, unauthenticated network attack with integrity-only impact and no confidentiality or availability consequence. The attack vector is fully network-accessible with no authentication required per the PR:N vector component. Real-world risk is primarily operational and forensic rather than directly destructive: an attacker cannot escalate privileges, extract data, or crash the service through this vulnerability alone. The primary threat is log integrity poisoning-fabricating error records to hide malicious behavior or exhaust administrator attention. This becomes more serious in environments where the debug log is the sole incident response artifact, as poisoned logs can cause defenders to dismiss real alerts or waste triage effort on fabricated events. The non-default condition (JS error logging must be explicitly enabled) meaningfully reduces the exposed population below the total install base. No public exploit code has been identified and this vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, placing it in the lower operational priority tier despite the clean CVSS profile.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker loads any public-facing page of the target WordPress site with the Debug Log Manager's JavaScript error logging feature enabled, parses the page HTML to extract the nonce value injected by wp_localize_script, then issues a crafted POST request to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=log_js_errors and attacker-controlled values for message, script, lineNo, columnNo, and pageUrl. The forged entries are written directly into the WordPress debug log, allowing the attacker to plant misleading records-for example, fabricating hundreds of benign-looking JavaScript errors to bury evidence of a concurrent attack or to trigger false administrator responses.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jun 06, 2026

Log injection in the Debug Log Manager WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 2.5.0) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to write arbitrary forged entries into the site's debug log. The root cause is a broken authorization design: the log_js_errors() AJAX handler is registered for unauthenticated users via wp_ajax_nopriv_log_js_errors, and the only gate-a WordPress nonce-is publicly broadcast in every page's front-end HTML via wp_localize_script() whenever JavaScript error logging is enabled, rendering it non-secret and thus non-protective. Exploitation enables log spoofing, masking of real malicious activity behind fabricated noise, and manipulation of administrator triage decisions. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and this CVE is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to update the Debug Log Manager plugin to a version incorporating changeset 3543321 from the WordPress plugin repository (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3543321%40debug-log-manager&new=3543321%40debug-log-manager); note that an exact released patched version number is not independently confirmed from available data-verify the current release tag in the WordPress plugin directory before deploying. As an immediate compensating control, disable the JavaScript error logging feature within the plugin's settings, which eliminates the condition under which the vulnerable nonce is published to page HTML and the AJAX endpoint becomes exploitable-this has no functional impact on PHP error log collection. If JS error logging must remain enabled and patching is delayed, consider implementing a Web Application Firewall rule to block unauthenticated POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=log_js_errors from sources other than known legitimate front-end clients, though this may interfere with legitimate JS error capture.

Affected VersionsENISA

Debug Log Manager – Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errors 0 ≤2.5.0

Affected Packages

euvd debug_log_manager_conveniently_monitor_and_inspect_errors no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-117 (Improper Output Neutralization for Logs) describes a failure to sanitize or control data written into log files, enabling log injection or log forgery. Here the vulnerability exists in the WordPress plugin debug-log-manager by qriouslad (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:qriouslad:debug_log_manager_-_conveniently_monitor_and_inspect_errors:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). WordPress distinguishes privileged AJAX hooks (wp_ajax_*) from unauthenticated ones (wp_ajax_nopriv_*); registering log_js_errors on the nopriv hook explicitly opens it to unauthenticated callers. The nonce mechanism (wp_localize_script) is designed for CSRF protection between authenticated sessions, not as an access control barrier-once the nonce value is embedded in public page HTML, any visitor or automated script can harvest and replay it. The handler accepts attacker-controlled strings for message, script, lineNo, columnNo, and pageUrl, none of which are validated or neutralized before being written to the WordPress debug log, as visible in the referenced source at class-debug-log.php#L1947 and #L1961.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

The Debug Log Manager - Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errors plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Output Neutralization for Logs in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0. This is due to the log_js_errors() AJAX handler being registered for unauthenticated users via wp_ajax_nopriv_log_js_errors and gated only by a nonce that is publicly disclosed in every front-end page's HTML through wp_localize_script() whenever JavaScript error logging is enabled, providing no real authorization barrier. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary forged entries into the site's WordPress debug log by supplying attacker-controlled values for the message, script, lineNo, columnNo, and pageUrl fields - enabling spoofing of error and incident records, obscuring malicious activity within fabricated log noise, and misleading administrators who rely on the log for triage. This vulnerability is only exploitable when the plugin's JavaScript error logging feature is enabled, as the requisite nonce is only published into the page HTML under that condition.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 81% exploitable
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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