CVE-2023-0581
PrivateContent <= 8.4.3 - Protection Mechanism Bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Jan 30, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 30, 2023
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PrivateContentLCWeb |
|
References
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