CVE-2021-24917
HighPublished
WPS Hide Login < 1.9.1 - Protection Bypass with Referer-Header
- Published
- Dec 6, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- WPScan
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
7.5/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N72.2%
High · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.4%
- Model date
- Oct 19, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
Repository evidence: Files: 2 · Repositories: 2
1 Module1 Template
modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_wps_hide_login_revealer.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- verification: check_not_declared($.auxiliary_scanner/http/wp_wps_hide_login_revealer.check)
http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24917.yaml
Nuclei TemplatesDeclared conditions
- network: http($.protocol_keys)
- verification: dsl,word($.matchers[*].type)
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