// For flags

CVE-2023-34001

WordPress Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin plugin <= 5.0.25 - Captcha Bypass vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in WPPlugins – WordPress Security Plugins Hide My WP Ghost allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Hide My WP Ghost: from n/a through 5.0.25.

Vulnerabilidad de restricción inadecuada de intentos de autenticación excesivos en WPPlugins – WordPress Security Plugins Hide My WP Ghost permiten la omisión de funcionalidad. Este problema afecta a Hide My WP Ghost: desde n/a hasta 5.0.25.

The Hide My WP Ghost plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CAPTCHA Bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.0.25. This is due a logic flaw within the brute_math_authenticate function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass CAPTCHA by omitting the `brute_ck` parameter from the authentication request.

*Credits: konagash (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-05-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-08-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-04 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
  • CWE-807: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-554: Functionality Bypass
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Hide My Wp
Search vendor "Hide My Wp"
 Hide My Wp
Search vendor "Hide My Wp" for product "Hide My Wp"
 >= 0.0.0 <= 5.0.25
Search vendor "Hide My Wp" for product "Hide My Wp" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 5.0.25"
en
Affected