VDB-276257 · CVE-2022-4100 · GCVE-0-2022-4100

WP Cerber Security Plugin up to 9.4 on WordPress IP Protection access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in WP Cerber Security Plugin up to 9.4 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component IP Protection. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-4100. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WP Cerber Security Plugin up to 9.4 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component IP Protection. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-4100 since 11/21/2022. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/04/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

WP Cerber Security Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base 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: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/21/2022 🔍
08/31/2024 +648 days 🔍
08/31/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/04/2024 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-4100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-276257

Entryinfo

Created: 08/31/2024 07:35
Updated: 09/04/2024 06:54
Changes: 08/31/2024 07:35 (52), 08/31/2024 16:11 (12), 09/04/2024 06:54 (1)
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