CVE-2022-2939: 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 o

medium Affects wp-cerber (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-09-06; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

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 o

Package: wp-cerber (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=9.0
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (58.5th percentile)
Published: 2022-09-06
Source: nvd

References

CWE-200

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