CVE-2021-24917 WPS Hide Login < 1.9.1 - Protection Bypass with Referer-Header
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass login protection and access the admin options page by manipulating the Referer header.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24917?
CVE-2021-24917 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown WPS Hide Login, published on 6 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24917?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpserveur Wps Hide Login.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24917?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2021-24917 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24917 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WPS Hide Login
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4qm3-4v98-g42c.