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1 vulnerability by Eli Scheetz

CVE-2024-22144 (GCVE-0-2024-22144)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-25 08:25 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:09
VLAI
Title
WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin <= 4.21.96 - Unauthenticated Predictable Nonce Brute-Force Leading to RCE vulnerability
Summary
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Eli Scheetz Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall gotmls allows Code Injection.This issue affects Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall: from n/a through 4.21.96.
Severity
9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/got… vdb-entry
https://sec.stealthcopter.com/cve-2024-22144/ third-party-advisorytechnical-description
https://patchstack.com/articles/critical-vulnerab… third-party-advisorytechnical-description
Impacted products
Credits
stealthcopter (Patchstack Alliance)
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