TI-2021-07197 Aliases CVE-2021-24917 GHSA-4qm3-4v98-g42c

WPS Hide Login < 1.9.1 - Protection Bypass with Referer-Header

HIGH 71CWE-863Published 2021-12-06 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

The WPS Hide Login WordPress plugin before 1.9.1 has a bug which allows to get the secret login page by setting a random referer string and making a request to /wp-admin/options.php as an unauthenticated user.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.72179 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed WPS Hide Login (Unknown): 1.9.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	WPS Hide Login	1.9.1 to before 1.9.1	1.9.1	Patch available	CNA

WPS Hide Login VendorUnknown Affected 1.9.1 to before 1.9.1 Fixed in 1.9.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpserveur:wps_hide_login::::::wordpress::*	before 1.9.1	Vulnerable	Wpserveur

cpe:2.3:a:wpserveur:wps_hide_login:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Wpserveur

Remediation

Fix · CNA WPS Hide Login (Unknown) Fixed in 1.9.1

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24917
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qm3-4v98-g42c

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15bb711a-7d70-4891-b7a2-c473e3e8b375

Advisory 1

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bypass-security-issue/

TI-2024-05836 WPS Hide Login < 1.9.16.4 - Hidden Login Page Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2019-11890 The wps-hide-login plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has an action=confirmaction protection bypass. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-11893 The wps-hide-login plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has a protection bypass via wp-login.php in the Referer field. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-11892 The wps-hide-login plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has an action=rp&key&login protection bypass. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-11891 The wps-hide-login plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has an adminhash protection bypass. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-18881 WPS Hide Login <= 1.5.4.2 - Hidden Login Page Location Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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