WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WPS Hide Login < 1.9.1 - Protection Bypass with Referer-Header

Description

The plugin has a bug which allows to get the secret login page by setting a random referer string and making a request to /wp-admin/options.php as an unauthenticated user.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 1.9.1

References

Classification

Type
INCORRECT AUTHORISATION
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Daniel Ruf, Thalakus
Submitter
Daniel Ruf
Submitter website
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2021-10-27 (about 4 years ago)
Added
2021-11-02 (about 4 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-04-13 (about 3 years ago)

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