CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-4100

Protection Mechanism Failure

Published: Aug 31, 2024 | Modified: Sep 20, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The WP Cerber Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Protection bypass in versions up to, and including 9.4 due to the plugin improperly checking for a visitors IP address. This makes it possible for an attacker whose IP address has been blocked to bypass this control by setting the X-Forwarded-For: HTTP header to an IP Address that hasnt been blocked.

Weakness

The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Cerber_security_antispam_&_malware_scan Wpcerber * 9.5 (excluding)

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