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CVE-2023-47189 (GCVE-0-2023-47189)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-04 09:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08

Title

WordPress Defender Security plugin <= 4.2.0 - Masked Login Area View Bypass vulnerability

Summary

Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPMU DEV Defender Security allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Defender Security: from n/a through 4.2.0.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-08-09 19:51 UTC

CWE

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Assigner

Patchstack mitre root Scorecard

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/def…	vdb-entry

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
WPMU DEV	Defender Security	Affected: n/a , ≤ 4.2.0 (custom)
wpmudev	defender_security	Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.2.0 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:wpmudev:defender_security::::::wordpress::*

Credits

Naveen Muthusamy (Patchstack Alliance)

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EUVD-2026-295918

European Vulnerability Database identifier assigned by ENISA

Reserved

2026-10-02 07:07

Assigner

ENISA

Alias of

a CVE record, shown under related vulnerabilities. This identifier carries no description, severity or references of its own: they belong to that CVE.

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FKIE_CVE-2023-47189

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-06-04 10:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:32

Severity

5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPMU DEV Defender Security allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Defender Security: from n/a through 4.2.0.

References

	URL	Tags
	audit@patchstack.com	https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/defender-security/wordpress-defender-securit-plugin-4-2-0-masked-login-area-view-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/defender-security/wordpress-defender-securit-plugin-4-2-0-masked-login-area-view-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	wpmudev	defender	*

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GHSA-HVG4-WVG3-VQ3R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-04 12:31 – Updated: 2024-06-04 12:31

Details

Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPMU DEV Defender Security allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Defender Security: from n/a through 4.2.0.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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  "id": "GHSA-hvg4-wvg3-vq3r",
  "modified": "2024-06-04T12:31:03Z",
  "published": "2024-06-04T12:31:03Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
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    }
  ]
}

GSD-2023-47189

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

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CVE-2023-47189

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CVE-2023-47189

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CVE-2023-47189 (GCVE-0-2023-47189)

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GHSA-HVG4-WVG3-VQ3R

GSD-2023-47189

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