Wordfence revealed an advisory on the WordPress Malcure Malware Scanner plugin, which was found to have a vulnerability rated at a severity stage of 8.1. On the time of publishing, there is no such thing as a patch to repair the issue.
Screenshot Displaying 8.1 Severity Score
Malcure Malware Scanner Vulnerability
The Malcure Malware Scanner plugin, put in on over 10,000 WordPress web sites, is susceptible to “Arbitrary File Deletion because of a lacking functionality verify on the wpmr_delete_file() perform” by authenticated attackers. The truth that an attacker wants authentication as a person makes it rather less seemingly for it to be exploited, nevertheless not by a lot as a result of it solely requires subscriber stage authentication, which is the bottom stage of authentication. The “subscriber” position is the default stage of registration on a WordPress web site (if registration is allowed).
In response to Wordfence:
“This makes it doable for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level entry and above, to delete arbitrary information making distant code execution doable. That is solely exploitable when superior mode is enabled on the location.”
There isn’t a recognized patch out there for the plugin and customers are cautioned to take mandatory actions equivalent to uninstalling the plugin to mitigate threat.
The plugin is at the moment unavailable for obtain with a discover exhibiting that it’s beneath evaluation.
Screenshot Of Malcure Plugin At WordPress Repository
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