vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: defender-security: CVE-2023-5089: Protection Mechanism Failure
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 6, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 6, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
The Defender Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to protection bypass in versions up to, and including, 4.0.2. This is due to the plugin failing to prevent redirects via the auth_redirect WordPress function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the 'Hide Login Page' security feature.
Solution
defender-security-plugin-cve-2023-5089
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