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

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8c6b077-ff93-4c7b-970f-3be4d7971aa5	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8c6b077-ff93-4c7b-970f-3be4d7971aa5	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:cerber:wp_cerber_security\,_anti-spam_\&_malware_scan:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-01-02 22:15

Updated : 2025-04-10 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-4417

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4417

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4417

JSON object : View

Products Affected

cerber

wp_cerber_security\,_anti-spam_\&_malware_scan

CWE

No CWE.

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