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WEB APPLICATION VULNERABILITIES Standard & Premium

WordPress Plugin iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) Security Bypass (7.9.0)

Description

WordPress Plugin iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently leak the hidden login page. WordPress Plugin iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) version 7.9.0 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 7.9.1 or latest

References

https://secupress.me/blog/ithemes-security-7-9-1-hide-backend-bypass/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/better-wp-security/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass

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