CVE-2024-2172 – Malware Scanner <= 4.7.2 and Web Application Firewall <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2024-2172

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. El complemento Malware Scanner plugin and the Web Application Firewall para WordPress (ambos de MiniOrange) son vulnerables a la escalada de privilegios debido a una falta de verificación de capacidad en la función mo_wpns_init() en todas las versiones hasta la 4.7.2 incluida (para Malware Scanner). ) y 2.1.1 (para firewall de aplicaciones web). Esto hace posible que los atacantes no autenticados escale sus privilegios a los de administrador. • https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-malware-protection/tags/4.7.2/handler/login.php#L89 https://wordpress.org/plugins/miniorange-malware-protection https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6347f588-a3fd-4909-ad57-9d78787b5728?source=cve • CWE-304: Missing Critical Step in Authentication •