Malware Scanner <= 4.7.2 and Web Application Firewall <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-304Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01712 77th 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
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| miniOrange | Web Application Firewall – website security | up to 2.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| miniOrange | Malware Scanner | up to 4.7.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Web Application Firewall – website security VendorminiOrange Affected up to 2.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Malware Scanner VendorminiOrange Affected up to 4.7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:malware_scanner:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | — | — | miniOrange |
| cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | miniOrange |
- cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:malware_scanner:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions — — ·miniOrange
- cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·miniOrange
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2172
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4jv-cv98-6c79
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6347f588-a3fd-4909-ad57-9d78787b5728?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-malware-protection/tags/4.7.2/handler/login.php#L89
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/miniorange-malware-protection/
- 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=
- 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=
More miniOrange vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05558 Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating < 3.0.0 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02794 WordPress Social Login and Register (Discord, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn) <= 7.6.4 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-15071 WordPress OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) Plugin <= 6.23.3 is vulnerable to Broken Authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-22592 WordPress Plugin Backup and Restore 1.0.3 Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-04605 Active Directory Integration < 4.1.10 - Unauthenticated Log Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-09173 Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) <= 1.15.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2024-2172 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-2172 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r4jv-cv98-6c79 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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