CVE-2024-25595 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-25595: WordPress Defender Security plugin <= 4.4.1 - IP Restriction Bypass vulnerability

Vendor Wpmu Dev

Product Defender Security

Weakness CWE-290

Published May 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in WPMU DEV Defender Security allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Defender Security: from n/a through 4.4.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Defender Security through version 4.4.1 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive information over the network. The vulnerability stems from improper authentication checks in the plugin's API endpoints. No user interaction is required to exploit this issue. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 4.4.1.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information from the site without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can access confidential data exposed by the plugin without needing valid credentials.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25595 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/290.html AskarLabs — CWE-290 write-up Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

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