Malware Scanner plugin and the Web Application Firewall: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
Malware Scanner plugin and the Web Application Firewall is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- Malware Scanner plugin and the Web Application Firewall
- Plugin slug
miniorange-malware-protection- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 13, 2024
This CVE was published Mar 13, 2024 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Malware Scanner plugin and the Web Application Firewall to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Malware Scanner plugin and the Web Application Firewall plugin for WordPress (both by MiniOrange) are vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the mo_wpns_init() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.2 (for Malware Scanner) and 2.1.1 (for Web Application Firewall). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary and upstream sources
- NVD record for CVE-2024-2172
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- WordPress.org plugin page wordpress.org
- Wordfence advisory wordfence.com
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- WordPress.org plugin page wordpress.org
- Wordfence advisory wordfence.com