CVE-2023-1893 — The Login Configurator WordPress plugin through 2

The Login Configurator WordPress plugin through 2.1 does not properly escape a URL parameter before outputting it to the page, leading to a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability targeting site administrators.

01What is this vulnerability?

The Login Configurator WordPress plugin through 2.1 does not properly escape a URL parameter before outputting it to the page, leading to a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability targeting site administrators.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Login Configurator	0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-07-17T13:29:53.624Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-13T16:39:42.172Z

09References

• wpscan.com — https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dbe6cf09-971f-42e9-b744-9339454168c7
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173723/WordPress-Login-Configurator-2.1-Cro…