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CVE-2023-5089: Defender Security < 4.1.0 - Protection Bypass (Hidden Login Page)

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17

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 products

• Defender Security: before 4.1.0 — fixed in 4.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Defender Security 4.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2b547488-187b-44bc-a57d-f876a7d4c87d
• https://www.sprocketsecurity.com/resources/discovering-wp-admin-urls-in-wordpress-with-gravityforms
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2b547488-187b-44bc-a57d-f876a7d4c87d
• https://www.sprocketsecurity.com/resources/discovering-wp-admin-urls-in-wordpress-with-gravityforms

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