CVE-2023-47189

9.8 criticalEPSS 0.5%

Critical (9.8) in wpmudev defender. EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 39% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-287
Published: 2024-06-04
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

wpmudev:defender

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/defender-security/wordpress-defender-securit-plugin-4-2-0-masked-login-area-view-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/defender-security/wordpress-defender-securit-plugin-4-2-0-masked-login-area-view-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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