Defender Security <= 4.0.2 - Hide Login Page Feature Protection Bypass

2023-09-06 00:00

Juan Pablo Gomez Postigo

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.1.0

Affected PluginDefender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall

Affected Version<= 4.0.2

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2023-5089

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Vulnerability Overview

The Defender Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to protection bypass in versions up to, and including, 4.0.2. This is due to the plugin failing to prevent redirects via the auth_redirect WordPress function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the 'Hide Login Page' security feature.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.1.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: 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.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5089 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/08dee232-7373-4da4-9c2c-c3aa52f9b588

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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