Vulnerability in Wpmudev 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 functionality of the plugin is enabled.
EPSS: 0.022 (81.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Wpmudev Defender_security
- Unknown Defender Security — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5089?
- CVE-2023-5089 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpmudev Defender Security, classified under CWE-209 GENERATION OF ERROR MESSAGE CONTAINING SENSITIVE INFORMATION. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5089?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5089 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.