WP Cerber up to 8.9.2 on WordPress /wp-json access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Cerber up to 8.9.2 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /wp-json. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-37598. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WP Cerber up to 8.9.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file /wp-json. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 08/20/2021 as FEYE-2021-0024. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-37598. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 8.9.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP Cerber 8.9.3

Timelineinfo

07/28/2021 🔍
08/20/2021 +23 days 🔍
08/20/2021 +0 days 🔍
08/25/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEYE-2021-0024
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-37598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-37598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-181208

Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2021 07:20
Updated: 08/25/2021 09:21
Changes: 08/20/2021 07:20 (40), 08/25/2021 09:21 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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