CVE-2022-4417 (GCVE-0-2022-4417)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-02 21:49 – Updated: 2025-04-10 18:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WP Cerber < 9.3.3 - User Enumeration Bypass via Rest API
Summary
The WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan WordPress plugin before 9.3.3 does not properly block access to the REST API users endpoint when the blog is in a subdirectory, which could allow attackers to bypass the restriction in place and list users
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-10 18:51 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8c6b077-ff93-4c… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan |
Affected:
0 , < 9.3.3
(custom)
|
guessed |
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