vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-cerber: CVE-2021-37598: Improper Access Control
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Aug 16, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 16, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
WP Cerber before 8.9.3 allows bypass of /wp-json access control via a trailing ? character.
Solution
wp-cerber-plugin-cve-2021-37598
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37598
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e6e48963-e773-46e1-ae45-03fe5e20f09e?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-24156
- CVE-2021-37598
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-37598
- CWE-863
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-24156
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