CVE-2023-47189
Defender Security <= 4.2.0 - Masked Login Area Security Feature Bypass
mediumProtection Mechanism Failure
5.3
CVSS Score
5.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
4.2.1
Patched in
81d
Time to patch
Description
The Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to security feature bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.0. This is due to an unspecified issue. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the login masking security feature.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=4.2.0PublishedNovember 3, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected plugindefender-security
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