CVE-2023-52147

All In One WP Security <= 5.2.4 - Protection Bypass of Renamed Login Page via URL Encoding

2023-10-25 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 5.2.5
Affected Plugin: All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall
Affected Version: < 5.2.5
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure
CVE: CVE-2023-52147

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At a glance

CVE-2023-52147 is a medium-severity Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in the All-In-One Security (AIOS) WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 5.2.5. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 5.2.5; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2023, reported by Naveen Muthusamy.

Vulnerability Overview

The All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to protection bypass on the login page in all versions up to and including 5.2.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to visit the login page in cases where it has been renamed by using URL Encoding to visit wp-login.php.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

Remediation

Update to version 5.2.5, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: All-In-One Security (AIOS) 5.2.5 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52147 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/63fc381e-ce72-4c90-bb35-daba520be40d https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52147

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Other vulnerabilities in All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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