Vulnerability in Defender Security
CVE-2023-5089
The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 4.1.0 does not prevent redirects to the login page via the auth_redirect WordPress function, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to access the login page, even when the hide login page function…
EPSS: 0.831 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Unknown Defender Security — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/2b547488-187b-44bc-a57d-f876a7d4c87d (exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description)
- www.sprocketsecurity.com/resources/discovering-wp-admin-urls-in-wordpress-with-…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5089?
- CVE-2023-5089 is a vulnerability in Defender Security, classified under CWE-209 GENERATION OF ERROR MESSAGE CONTAINING SENSITIVE INFORMATION. Published 2023-10-16.
- Is CVE-2023-5089 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.