Quttera Web Malware Scanner: A security weakness
Quttera Web Malware Scanner is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Quttera Web Malware Scanner
- Plugin slug
quttera-web-malware-scanner- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 18, 2023
- Weakness
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
This CVE was published Dec 18, 2023 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Quttera Web Malware Scanner 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 Quttera Web Malware Scanner WordPress plugin before 3.4.2.1 doesn't restrict access to detailed scan logs, which allows a malicious actor to discover local paths and portions of the site's code
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N