CVE-2021-24917

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

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Published Dec 6, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 72.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WPS Hide Login WordPress plugin before 1.9.1 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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WPS Hide Login

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.9.1`	affected	< 1.9.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpserveur:wps_hide_login:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 72.2% (72.179% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bypass-security-issue/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15bb711a-7d70-4891-b7a2-c473e3e8b375

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wpserveur Wps Hide Login

Weaknesses

CWE-863

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:49 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Dec 6, 2021, 3:55 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:49 PM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:41 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 6, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:41 AM

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