CVE-2023-5089 describes a vulnerability in the Defender Security WordPress plugin prior to version 4.1.0, where the "hide login page" functionality can be bypassed. An unauthenticated attacker can still access the login page due to the plugin's failure to prevent redirects via the auth_redirect WordPress function. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, potentially leading to a disclosure of the login page URL. While it doesn't grant direct unauthorized access, it undermines a security feature. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no Metasploit or ExploitDB modules exist. However, Nuclei templates are available, indicating potential for automated discovery, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpmudev:defender_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.