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CVE-2023-5089

MEDIUM 5.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 16, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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.

Affected WordPress components

  • Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall Plugin · defender-security
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 4.1.0
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Defender Security — Before 4.1.0
  • wpmudev defender_security — Before 4.1.0

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2b547488-187b-44bc-a57d-f876a7d4c87d Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • www.sprocketsecurity.com https://www.sprocketsecurity.com/resources/discovering-wp-admin-urls-in-wordpress-with-gravityforms Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record