CVE-2023-49748

WPS Hide Login <= 1.9.11 - Hidden Login Page Location Disclosure

2024-01-10 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.9.12
Affected Plugin: WPS Hide Login
Affected Version: <= 1.9.11
CVSS: 3.7Low
Weakness type: CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure
CVE: CVE-2023-49748

At a glance

CVE-2023-49748 is a low-severity Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in the WPS Hide Login WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.9.11. It carries a CVSS score of 3.7 (reachable over the network). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 1.9.12; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed January 2024, reported by Naveen Muthusamy.

Vulnerability Overview

The WPS Hide Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to login page disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.11. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass an intended security restriction designed to prevent brute force authentication attempts on multi-site installations.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, 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 1.9.12, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: WPS Hide Login 1.9.12 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49748 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bb81e90f-8da4-483c-9bc1-18b6c016df5e https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49748

Related records

Same weakness class

Other vulnerabilities in WPS Hide Login

CVSS Vector

3.7

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

Base

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

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