CVE-2019-15824

WPS Hide Login <= 1.5.2.2 - Login Page Disclosure via 'adminhash'

2019-07-22 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.5.3
Affected Plugin: WPS Hide Login
Affected Version: <= 1.5.2.2
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure
CVE: CVE-2019-15824

At a glance

CVE-2019-15824 is a medium-severity Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in the WPS Hide Login WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.5.2.2. 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 1.5.3; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2019.

Vulnerability Overview

The WPS Hide Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to login page disclosure in versions up to, and including, 1.5.2.2. This is due to a bypass that is created when the 'adminhash' parameter is supplied. This makes it possible for attackers to easily discover any login page that may have been hidden by the plugin.

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 1.5.3, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: WPS Hide Login 1.5.3 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15824 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7076c253-91ac-46b4-91ad-89a296408959 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15824

Related records

Same weakness class

Other vulnerabilities in WPS Hide Login

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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