Information disclosure in Cerber Wp Security\, Anti-Spam \& Malware Scan
CVE-2022-2939
The WP Cerber Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to security protection bypass in versions up to, and including 9.0, that makes user enumeration possible. This is due to improper validation on the value supplied through the 'author' parameter found in the ~/cerber-load.php file. In vulnerable versions, the plugin only blocks requests if the value supplied is numeric, making it possible for attackers to supply additional non-numeric characters to bypass the protection. The non-numeric characters are stripped and the user requested is displayed. This can be used by unauthenticated attackers to gather information about users that can targeted in further attacks.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.007 (49.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2939?
- CVE-2022-2939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cerber Wp Security\, Anti-Spam \& Malware Scan, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2939?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2939 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.