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CVE-2024-37444

WordPress Defender plugin <= 4.7.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPMU DEV Defender Security allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Defender Security: from n/a through 4.7.1.

The Defender Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the clear_config_transient() function in versions up to, and including, 4.7.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear config data.

*Credits: Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-06-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-06-28 CVE Published
  • 2024-11-01 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-02 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Defender Security
Search vendor "Defender Security"
 Defender Security
Search vendor "Defender Security" for product "Defender Security"
 >= 0.0.0 <= 4.7.2
Search vendor "Defender Security" for product "Defender Security" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 4.7.2"
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Affected