CVE-2024-2172 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the MiniOrange Malware Scanner (versions up to 4.7.2) and Web Application Firewall (versions up to 2.1.1) WordPress plugins. This flaw, stemming from a missing capability check, allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges to administrator level. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberlord92 | Malware Scanner | >= 0, <= 4.7.2CNA affecteddefault unaffected | |
| Cyberlord92 | Web Application Firewall – Website Security | >= 0, <= 2.1.1CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.