WP Cerber < 8.9.3 - Access Bypass Control

2021-08-16 00:00

Aaron Carreras

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 8.9.3

Affected PluginWP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan

Affected Version< 8.9.3

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2021-37598

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Vulnerability Overview

WP Cerber before 8.9.3 allows bypass of /wp-json access control via a trailing ? character.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 8.9.3, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37598 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e6e48963-e773-46e1-ae45-03fe5e20f09e

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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