Defender Security <= 3.3.2 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2022-44581
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published November 23, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Calvin Alkan
Description

The Defender Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Disclosure in versions up to, and including, 3.3.2. This is due to 2fa-codes being stored in plaintext. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access them under certain circumstances.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug defender-security (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.3.2
Patched Version
  • 3.3.3
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