CVE-2023-0581 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-0581

PrivateContent <= 8.4.3 - Protection Mechanism Bypass

Vulnerability Description

The PrivateContent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to protection mechanism bypass due to the use of client side validation in versions up to, and including, 8.4.3. This is due to the plugin checking if an IP had been blocklist via client-side scripts rather than server-side. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass any login restrictions that may prevent a brute force attack.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Riccardo Granata

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

PrivateContent
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 30th, 2023
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-602

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.