The WP Cerber Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Protection bypass in versions up to, and including 9.4 due to the plugin improperly checking for a visitor's IP address. This makes it possible for an attacker whose IP address has been blocked to bypass this control by setting the X-Forwarded-For: HTTP header to an IP Address that hasn't been blocked.
CVE-2022-4100 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan. It affects Versions up to 9.4 and is fixed in 9.5.
CVE-2022-4100 is tracked for the Plugin WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan as medium severity with CVSS 5.3. The affected range is Versions up to 9.4. Update WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan to 9.5 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wp-cerber
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2022-4100 |
| Patched Versions |
9.5
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 9.4
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
WP Cerber Security < 8.9.3 - Multifactor Bypass
WP Cerber Security <= 9.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
WP Cerber Security <= 8.9.5.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan < 2.7 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
WP Cerber Security <= 9.3.2 - User Enumeration Bypass via REST API
WP Cerber Security <= 9.0 - User Enumeration Bypass
WP Cerber < 8.9.3 - Access Bypass Control
WP Cerber Security <= 9.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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