Wp Cerber: A security weakness
Wp Cerber 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
- Plugin slug
wp-cerber- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 19, 2021
This CVE was published Aug 19, 2021 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Wp Cerber 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
WP Cerber before 8.9.3 allows MFA bypass via wordpress_logged_in_[hash] manipulation.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H