CVE-2022-4100

WP Cerber Security <= 9.4 - IP Protection Bypass

Published Aug 31, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-51470 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wpcerber
Wpcerber cerber Security Antispam \& Malware Scan
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wpcerber:cerber_security_antispam_\&_malware_scan:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Wpcerber
Wpcerber cerber Security Antispam \& Malware Scan
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gioni
Gioni wp Cerber Security
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gioni:wp_cerber_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gioni
Gioni wp Cerber Security
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title WP Cerber Security <= 9.4 - IP Protection Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-693
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:33 PM
Reserved
Nov 21, 2022, 1:22 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 31, 2024, 9:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:19 AM