CVE-2022-4100

MEDIUM EPSS 26.6%
Published Aug 31, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Description

The WP Cerber Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Protection bypass in versions up to, and including 9.4 due to the plugin improperly checking for a visitor's IP address. This makes it possible for an attacker whose IP address has been blocked to bypass this control by setting the X-Forwarded-For: HTTP header to an IP Address that hasn't been blocked.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
26.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-693

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
wpcerbercerber_security_antispam_\&_malware_scan* <9.5

References 2

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2865322/wp-cerber/trunk/cerber-common.php
    Patch
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/03ccd474-42f4-4cbb-823e-93fe4db1bf80?source=cve
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation