PrivateContent <= 8.4.3 - Protection Mechanism Bypass

5.3
Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
CVE CVE-2023-0581
CVSS 5.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published January 30, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Riccardo Granata

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.

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Vulnerability Details for PrivateContent

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug private-content
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 8.4.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 8.4.3
Patched Version
  • 8.4.4

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