Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2023· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Defender Security < 4.1.0 - Protection Bypass (Hidden Login Page)
CVE-2023-5089
Description
The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 4.1.0 does not prevent redirects to the login page via the auth_redirect WordPress function, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to access the login page, even when the hide login page functionality of the plugin is enabled.
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Affected products
2- WordPress/Defender Securitydescription
- Range: <4.1.0
Patches
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References
2- wpscan.com/vulnerability/2b547488-187b-44bc-a57d-f876a7d4c87dmitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
- www.sprocketsecurity.com/resources/discovering-wp-admin-urls-in-wordpress-with-gravityformsmitre
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