CVE-2023-34001 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in WPPlugins – WordPress Security Plugins Hide My WP Ghost allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Hide My WP Ghost: from n/a through 5.0.25.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wpplugins	Hide My Wp Ghost

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpplugins:hide_my_wp_ghost:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/hide-my-wp/wordpress-hide-my-wp-ghost-security-plugin-plugin-5-0-24-captcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wpplugins Wpplugins hide My Wp Ghost
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:wpplugins:hide_my_wp_ghost::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Wpplugins Wpplugins hide My Wp Ghost

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-06-04T07:09:44.976Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T15:54:14.133Z

Reserved: 2023-05-25T11:25:11.062Z

Link: CVE-2023-34001

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-06-04T15:24:54.713Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-06-04T07:15:42.770

Modified: 2025-06-30T18:18:30.733

Link: CVE-2023-34001

Redhat

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