Is CVE-2023-5089 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-5089 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-5089?

CVE-2023-5089 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-5089?

CVE-2023-5089 has an EPSS score of 2.23% (81th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5089?

Upgrade defender security to 4.1.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-5089

MEDIUMEPSS 81th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 4.1.0 does not prevent redirects to the login page via the auth_redirect WordPress function, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to access the login page, even when the hide login page functionality of the plugin is enabled.

How to fix

Remediation Available

defender securityNVD

Affected:< 4.1.0Fixed in:4.1.0CVE-2023-5089derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-23.