WP Cerber Security < 8.9.3 - Multifactor Bypass

2021-08-16 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 8.9.3

Affected PluginWP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan

Affected Version< 8.9.3

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2021-37597

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Vulnerability Overview

WP Cerber before 8.9.3 allows MFA bypass via wordpress_logged_in_[hash] manipulation.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 8.9.3, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37597 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/855d3e2a-8ab1-4e7b-b435-f3c31171deeb

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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