Reported vulnerability

HC Custom WP-Admin URL <= 1.4 - Missing Authorization to Login URL Change

Q: Which versions of HC Custom WP-Admin URL are affected?

Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 1.4. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.

Q: Is a fix available for HC Custom WP-Admin URL?

Wordfence does not report a fix for this issue in HC Custom WP-Admin URL. Read the source report and ask the developer or your website support team what action to take.

Q: Where can I find my installed plugin version?

In WordPress, open Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version shown beneath the plugin name.

Published 16 Jun 2022

Updated 22 Jan 2024

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Wordfence advisory

high · CVSS 7.3

HC Custom WP-Admin URL versions up to 1.4 set the admin login slug via the admin_init hook with no capability checks. This allows unauthenticated attackers to change the login slug.

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

HC Custom WP-Admin URL

Software: plugin · hc-custom-wp-admin-url
Affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 1.4
Fix availability: No fix reported
Fixed versions: No fixed version specified

Recommended action

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

Further references (1)

wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ba52c97e-9f2a-4e48-a133-79ed31cfbf3a?source=api-prod

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Questions about this vulnerability

Which versions of HC Custom WP-Admin URL are affected?

Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 1.4. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.

Is a fix available for HC Custom WP-Admin URL?

Wordfence does not report a fix for this issue in HC Custom WP-Admin URL. Read the source report and ask the developer or your website support team what action to take.

Where can I find my installed plugin version?

In WordPress, open Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version shown beneath the plugin name.

Does an affected version mean my website has been hacked?

An affected version means the installed release matches a vulnerability described in this report. It does not show whether anyone has exploited it on your website. The checker compares version numbers with stored reports; it does not inspect your website.

These reports cover at least one of the same plugins, themes or WordPress core. Check each report’s affected versions separately.

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