Protection Bypass in WPS Hide Login Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2019-15826

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WPs Hide Login
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 August 2019

What is CVE-2019-15826?

The WPS Hide Login plugin for WordPress prior to version 1.5.3 is susceptible to a protection bypass vulnerability. This issue arises from improper handling of the Referer field in the wp-login.php file, potentially allowing unauthorized access to the login page. Users are advised to update to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

References

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9469
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/wps-hide-login/#developers
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https://secupress.me/blog/wps-hide-login-v1-5-2-2-multipl...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2019-15826 : Protection Bypass in WPS Hide Login Plugin for WordPress