Stop User Enumeration <= 1.7.2 - Protection Mechanism Bypass

2025-06-26 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.7.3

Affected PluginStop User Enumeration

Affected Version<= 1.7.2

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2025-4302

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Vulnerability Overview

The Stop User Enumeration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to protection mechanism bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.2. This is due to the plugin not restricting URL encoded paths from returning user data. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enumerate WordPress users.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.7.3, 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-2025-4302 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/97553155-c425-4ea1-964a-b5df4263161b

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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