Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2021-4451NinjaFirewall <= 4.3.3 - Authenticated PHAR Deserialization

Medium 6.6

In plain English

A medium-severity unsafe deserialization in NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall from nintechnet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The NinjaFirewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated PHAR Deserialization in versions up to, and including, 4.3.3. This allows authenticated attackers to perform phar deserialization on the server. This deserialization can allow other plugin or theme exploits if vulnerable software is present (WordPress, and NinjaFirewall).

Affected products (as reported)

Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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