CVE-2024-2172

2024-03-1315:26:53

Wordfence

github.com

cve-2024-2172

malware scanner

web application firewall

privilege escalation

capability check

wordpress

miniorange

version 4.7.2

version 2.1.1

unauthenticated attackers

administrator

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7.3

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

yes

Technical Impact

total

JSON

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.

ADP Affected

[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:malware_scanner:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "miniorange",
    "product": "malware_scanner",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "4.7.2"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  },
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "miniorange",
    "product": "web_application_firewall",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2.1.1"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  }
]