CVE-2023-3139Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Admin URL disclosure via crafted lost-password redirect

Published Jul 4, 2023 · Updated Nov 22, 2024

Information disclosure in WP-EXPERTS.IN Protect WP Admin before 4.0 allows remote attackers to obtain the hidden admin URL via a crafted request. A request to wp-login.php with the lost-password action and an invalid-key error is redirected to the configured custom login path instead of remaining on the public endpoint. No authentication is required, and the disclosed path defeats the plugin's URL-hiding control without granting administrative access by itself.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.73%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in WP-EXPERTS.IN Protect WP Admin before 4.0 allows remote attackers to obtain the hidden admin URL via a crafted request. A request to wp-login.php with the lost-password action and an invalid-key error is redirected to the configured custom login path instead of remaining on the public endpoint. No authentication is required, and the disclosed path defeats the plugin's URL-hiding control without granting administrative access by itself.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-3139
Published
Jul 4, 2023
Updated
Nov 22, 2024
Vendor
WP-EXPERTS.IN
Product
Protect WP Admin
Classifications
CWE-203, CWE-601, T1595.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 22, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <4.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

WP-EXPERTS.IN · Protect WP Adminversion=0 <4.0

Published CVSS scores

6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-203Observable Discrepancy
CWE-601URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
T1595.002Vulnerability Scanning

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