Vulnerability in Cerber Wp Security\, Anti-Spam \& Malware Scan
CVE-2022-4417
The WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan WordPress plugin before 9.3.3 does not properly block access to the REST API users endpoint when the blog is in a subdirectory, which could allow attackers to bypass the restriction in place and list users
EPSS: 0.007 (48.3th 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
- Cerber Wp_cerber_security\,_anti-spam_\&_malware_scan
- Unknown Wp Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4417?
- CVE-2022-4417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cerber Wp Security\, Anti-Spam \& Malware Scan, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-01-02.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4417?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4417 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.