What is CVE-2021-37597?

CVE-2021-37597 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpcerber Wp Cerber, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2021-37597?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-37597 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Wpcerber Wp Cerber

CVE-2021-37597

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

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.021 (80.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wpcerber Wp_cerber
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37597?: CVE-2021-37597 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpcerber Wp Cerber, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-37597?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-37597 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.