Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This affects WordPress sites using WPS Hide Login before version 1.5.3. The issue can bypass the plugin’s adminhash protection, weakening the protection that hides administrative login access. The sources do not state that WordPress authentication itself is bypassed.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation during normal WordPress maintenance, faster for internet-facing or high-value sites. This is not confirmed active exploitation, but it weakens an administrative access protection.
Technical view
CVE-2019-15824 describes an adminhash protection bypass in the WPS Hide Login WordPress plugin before 1.5.3. Public records provide limited technical detail, no CVSS score, and no CWE. Treat this as a plugin-level access-discovery control failure, not a confirmed account compromise path.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress installations running WPS Hide Login versions before 1.5.3. The bundle does not provide affected CPEs, deployment prevalence, or hosting-specific details.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV is false, and the provided sources do not claim active exploitation. The practical risk is that attackers may locate or reach administrative login paths the plugin was intended to obscure.
Researcher notes
The public bundle is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, CPEs, or exploit-status detail. The key confirmed fact is version scope before 1.5.3 and an adminhash protection bypass in WPS Hide Login.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade WPS Hide Login to version 1.5.3 or later.
- Review the WordPress plugin changelog and vendor advisory for current guidance.
- Do not rely on hidden login URLs as a primary security control.
- Enforce strong admin passwords and multi-factor authentication where available.
- Review recent WordPress admin login activity for suspicious access attempts.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites using WPS Hide Login.
- Confirm installed plugin versions are 1.5.3 or later.
- Check whether admin access controls depend mainly on obscured login paths.
- Review web and WordPress logs for unusual admin-login discovery activity.
- Track vendor and vulnerability database updates for additional details.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9469CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wps-hide-login/#developersCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://secupress.me/blog/wps-hide-login-v1-5-2-2-multiples-vulnerabilities/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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