Vulnerability · CVE-2023-3139
wp-experts protect_wp_admin URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
Published Jun 22, 2023 · corrected/updated Jun 22, 2023 · wp-experts protect_wp_admin · evidence confidence very high
The Protect WP Admin WordPress plugin before 4.0 discloses the URL of the admin panel via a redirection of a crafted URL, bypassing the protection offered.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2023-3139 is a unknown public vulnerability record for wp-experts protect_wp_admin. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether wp-experts protect_wp_admin is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: wp-experts protect_wp_admin. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Jun 22, 2023. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 22, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
The Protect WP Admin WordPress plugin before 4.0 discloses the URL of the admin panel via a redirection of a crafted URL, bypassing the protection offered.
Jun 22, 2023 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor wp-experts protect_wp_adminversion unspecified
Sources
- VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-3139
The Protect WP Admin WordPress plugin before 4.0 discloses the URL of the admin panel via a redirection of a crafted URL, bypassing the protection offered.
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