VDB-267014 · CVE-2023-47189 · GCVE-0-2023-47189

WPMU Defender Security Plugin up to 4.2.0 on WordPress improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WPMU Defender Security Plugin up to 4.2.0 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-47189. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WPMU Defender Security Plugin up to 4.2.0 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared by Naveen Muthusamy. The advisory is available at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-47189 since 10/31/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

WPMU

Name

Defender Security Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
CNA Vector (Patchstack): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/31/2023 🔍
06/04/2024 +216 days 🔍
06/04/2024 +0 days 🔍
05/30/2025 +360 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Naveen Muthusamy
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-47189 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-47189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267014

Entryinfo

Created: 06/04/2024 13:52
Updated: 05/30/2025 03:31
Changes: 06/04/2024 13:52 (64), 06/04/2024 14:17 (1), 05/30/2025 03:31 (12)
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