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TI-2022-02719 Aliases CVE-2022-2939GHSA-qwvc-x8q6-x63v

WP Cerber Security <= 9.0 - User Enumeration Bypass

Priority LOW 32CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

The WP Cerber Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to security protection bypass in versions up to, and including 9.0, that makes user enumeration possible. This is due to improper validation on the value supplied through the 'author' parameter found in the ~/cerber-load.php file. In vulnerable versions, the plugin only blocks requests if the value supplied is numeric, making it possible for attackers to supply additional non-numeric characters to bypass the protection. The non-numeric characters are stripped and the user requested is displayed. This can be used by unauthenticated attackers to gather information about users that can targeted in further attacks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00884 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
gioniWP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan9.0 – 9.0—No fix listedCNA
  • WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan Vendorgioni Affected 9.0 – 9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cerber:wp_cerber_security\,_anti-spam_\&_malware_scan:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 9.0VulnerableCerber
  • cpe:2.3:a:cerber:wp_cerber_security\,_anti-spam_\&_malware_scan:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 9.0 Vulnerable ·Cerber

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2939
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwvc-x8q6-x63v

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-33265 WordPress Plugin Inspector plugin <= 1.5 - Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9

Sources

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