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Malware Scanner <= 4.7.2 and Web Application Firewall <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Wordfence Intelligence > Vulnerability Database > Malware Scanner <= 4.7.2 and Web Application Firewall <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

9.8

Missing Critical Step in Authentication

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2024-2172
CVSS	9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published	March 13, 2024
Last Updated	March 21, 2024
Researcher	Stiofan - AyeCode Ltd

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.

Wordfence blocked 1,709 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

References

Vulnerability Details for Web Application Firewall – website security

Web Application Firewall – website security

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	web-application-firewall (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 2.1.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	<= 2.1.1
Patched Version	2.1.2

1 other affected software package

Malware Scanner

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	miniorange-malware-protection (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 4.7.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	<= 4.7.2
Patched Version	4.7.3

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