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CVE-2024-2172 Details

UNDERGOING ENRICHMENT

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Description

The Malware Scanner plugin and the Web Application Firewall plugin for WordPress (both by MiniOrange) are vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the mo_wpns_init() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.2 (for Malware Scanner) and 2.1.1 (for Web Application Firewall). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:…Vector:This vulnerability is currently being analyzed.

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-malware-protection/tags/4.7.2/handler/login.php#L89	CVE
https://wordpress.org/plugins/miniorange-malware-protection/	CVE
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6347f588-a3fd-4909-ad57-9d78787b5728?source=cve	CVE
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-malware-protection/tags/4.7.2/handler/login.php#L89	[email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3054179%40miniorange-malware-protection&new=3054179%40miniorange-malware-protection&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=	[email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3054255%40web-application-firewall&new=3054255%40web-application-firewall&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=	[email protected]
https://wordpress.org/plugins/miniorange-malware-protection/	[email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6347f588-a3fd-4909-ad57-9d78787b5728?source=cve	[email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-304	Missing Critical Step in Authentication	[email protected]

Affected Products

This vulnerability is currently being analyzed

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Apr 8, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 13, 2024	New CVE Received	[email protected]