CVE-2023-0581 (GCVE-0-2023-0581)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-01-30 14:06
Modified
2026-04-08 17:28
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-602 - Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
Summary
The PrivateContent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to protection mechanism bypass due to the use of client side validation in versions up to, and including, 8.4.3. This is due to the plugin checking if an IP had been blocklist via client-side scripts rather than server-side. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass any login restrictions that may prevent a brute force attack.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCWeb | PrivateContent |
Version: 0 ≤ 8.4.3 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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Nomenclature
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