# CVE-2019-15823: WPS Hide Login Plugin - Authorization Bypass

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2019-15823 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2019-15823

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Tabrisrp WPS Hide Login
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)
- **Tags:** wordpress, cms

## Description

The wps-hide-login plugin before 1.5.3 for WordPress has an action=confirmaction protection bypass.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2019-15823](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2019-15823) is a critical authorization bypass vulnerability in the wps-hide-login plugin for WordPress versions prior to 1.5.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to circumvent the plugin's protection mechanisms, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive areas of a WordPress site and increasing the risk of site compromise.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 14th of January 2026.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2019-15823 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to `/wp-login.php` with the `SECUPRESSaction=confirmaction` parameter, allowing them to bypass WPS Hide Login protections and access the default WordPress login page.

## Timeline

- 2019-08-30: CVE Published. CVE-2019-15823 is published to NVD.
- 2026-01-14: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2019-15823 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-08-18: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2019-15823 for the first time.

## References

- https://secupress.me/blog/wps-hide-login-v1-5-2-2-multiples-vulnerabilities/
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-15823.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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