# CVE-2022-1595: HC Custom WP-Admin URL <= 1.4 - Unauthenticated Secret URL Disclosure

> An unauthenticated attacker can disclose the secret admin login URL, potentially bypassing security through obscurity and facilitating further attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rhwm-x5rq-37c2

## What is CVE-2022-1595?

CVE-2022-1595 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown HC Custom WP-Admin URL, published on 13 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The HC Custom WP-Admin URL WordPress plugin through 1.4 leaks the secret login URL when sending a specific crafted request

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1595?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hc Custom Wp-Admin Url Project Hc Custom Wp-Admin Url.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1595?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1595 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1595 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress HC Custom WP-Admin URL <=1.4 - Admin Login URL Disclosure (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1595.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown HC Custom WP-Admin URL

- [CVE-2022-1594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1594/): HC Custom WP-Admin URL <= 1.4 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1595 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1595 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown HC Custom WP-Admin URL, published on 13 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1595 exists.

Affected product: Unknown HC Custom WP-Admin URL. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1595/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1595/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1595
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1595
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1595

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1595/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.