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Easy Hide Login EUVDEUVD-2026-85037

| CVE-2026-84168 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-09-23 contact@wpscan.com GHSA-rx89-27rf-3jpj
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: wpscan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify site running Easy Hide Login
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted password-reset request
  3. Exploit
    Reach standard login page
  4. Execution
    Parse secret login slug from response
  5. Impact
    Target login form for credential attacks

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The target must be running the Easy Hide Login WordPress plugin at a version before 1.7 with its hidden-login (custom secret slug) protection active - this is the plugin's core and default feature, so any site using the plugin for its intended purpose is exposed. Exploitation is remote and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N) with no special configuration beyond having the plugin enabled; the attacker triggers the leak through specific password-reset request parameters. The primary limiting factor is impact, not access: the flaw only discloses the secret login-URL slug and defeats an obscurity layer - it does not itself bypass authentication, so follow-on value requires valid credentials or a separate login vulnerability.

Impact

This is a low-priority, defense-in-depth-defeating information disclosure rather than a direct compromise. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N = 5.3 MEDIUM) is internally consistent: remotely reachable, no authentication, no user interaction, low-confidentiality-only impact. The single leaked asset is the site's secret login slug - the plugin's entire value proposition is hiding /wp-login.php behind a custom URL, and this bug lets an unauthenticated attacker recover that slug via crafted password-reset request parameters, restoring the very exposure the plugin was installed to prevent. Crucially, this only defeats an obscurity layer: recovering the slug does not grant access; an attacker still needs valid credentials or a separate authentication flaw to actually log in. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit are present in the intelligence provided, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The C:L rating is arguably generous given the disclosed data is a URL path rather than user PII or secrets. Real-world risk is modest - it lowers the bar for brute-force/credential-stuffing against the login page but is not independently actionable.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker who knows a target runs Easy Hide Login sends a password-reset request with specific parameters that route them to the standard WordPress login page and echo back the configured secret login slug in the response. Having recovered the hidden slug, the attacker can now reach the login form directly to mount credential-stuffing or brute-force attacks that the plugin was meant to block. No public proof-of-concept is identified in the provided data, though the technique is straightforward given the description.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 23, 2026

The Easy Hide Login WordPress plugin before 1.7 leaves the standard login page reachable when an attacker supplies certain password-reset request parameters, and the resulting page discloses the site's configured secret login slug. Any site running the plugin for its intended purpose (hidden custom login URL) is affected, and exploitation is remote and unauthenticated (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) with no public exploit code identified at time of analysis. Impact is limited to disclosure of the obscurity secret - the flaw does not bypass authentication on its own, so follow-on value requires valid credentials or a separate login flaw, making this a low-priority, defense-in-depth-defeating information disclosure rather than a direct compromise.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the Easy Hide Login WordPress plugin to version 1.7 or later, which is the first release outside the affected '<1.7' range and the fix referenced by the vendor patch availability noted in the source data; verify the installed version from the WordPress Plugins page after updating, since the same vulnerability class was patched only in that release. Patch management is the only complete fix - there is no configuration toggle that closes the password-reset leak while keeping the hidden-login feature working, because the feature itself is what is being bypassed. If immediate upgrade is not possible, compensating controls carry real trade-offs: enabling a WAF rule or server-level block that rejects requests to the default wp-login.php path even when password-reset parameters are appended can close the specific bypass but risks breaking WordPress's legitimate lost-password flow for users, and adding multi-factor authentication or login rate-limiting on the revealed endpoint reduces the follow-on risk of credential stuffing without preventing the slug disclosure itself. Treat any site that ran a version below 1.7 as having had its secret login slug potentially exposed and consider rotating it to a new slug after patching. Consult the vendor advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/be4e40a1-8f2e-4c80-8615-77cc325c90b6/ for the authoritative fix details.

Affected VersionsENISA

Easy Hide Login 0 <1.7

Affected Packages

euvd easy_hide_login fix: 1.7

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Easy Hide Login is a WordPress plugin whose entire purpose is to conceal the standard wp-login.php endpoint behind a user-chosen secret slug, so that automated credential-stuffing and brute-force tooling cannot find the authentication form. The plugin implements this by hooking into WordPress's request routing and blocking or redirecting direct access to the default login path. Under the CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) class, the pre-1.7 implementation does not apply that same enforcement to the password-reset code path: when a request is made with particular password-reset parameters, WordPress's lost-password handling renders the login form instead of being intercepted, and the rendered response leaks the configured secret slug. Because the protection is a single shared secret rather than a cryptographic control, once the slug is recovered the attacker knows the exact URL of the real authentication endpoint and can target it directly - the plugin's core defense is effectively negated. CPE/version data from ENISA EUVD lists the affected range as Easy Hide Login 0 through versions less than 1.7, and the disclosure was reported through WPScan.

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Severity by source

Vendor (wpscan) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Remote unauthenticated request with no interaction leaks only a secret URL slug (confidentiality-low, no integrity/availability impact); C:L is defensible though arguably generous for an obscurity-only disclosure.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).

CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Sep 23, 2026 - 11:22 NVD
5.3 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Sep 23, 2026 - 07:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 23, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 23, 2026 - 06:17 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

The Easy Hide Login WordPress plugin before 1.7 does not fully enforce its hidden-login protection, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to reach the standard login page through certain password-reset request parameters and to recover the site's configured secret login slug from the returned page, defeating the Easy Hide Login WordPress plugin before 1.7's core protection.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche security-through-obscurity login-hiding plugin, limited deployment footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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