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GHSA-9PMW-PFXC-WGV7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-25 09:32 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:34

Details

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

9.0 (Critical)


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

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-25 08:25 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:09

Title

WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin <= 4.21.96 - Unauthenticated Predictable Nonce Brute-Force Leading to RCE vulnerability

Summary

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

Patchstack

References

3 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

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Eli Scheetz	Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall	Affected: n/a , ≤ 4.21.96 (custom)

Credits

stealthcopter (Patchstack Alliance)

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-9PMW-PFXC-WGV7

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

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