WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan: A security weakness
WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan 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
- WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan
- Plugin slug
wp-cerber-security,-anti-spam-&-malware-scan- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 02, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jan 02, 2023 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan 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 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
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N