CVE-2023-52176 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in miniorange Malware Scanner allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Malware Scanner: from n/a through 4.7.1.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00144.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Miniorange	Malware Scanner
Wordpress	Wordpress

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Vendors	Products
Miniorange	Malware Scanner
Wordpress	Wordpress

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-56849	Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in miniorange Malware Scanner allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Malware Scanner: from n/a through 4.7.1.

Fixes

Solution

Update to 4.7.2 or a higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/miniorange-malware-protection/wordpress-malware-scanner-plugin-4-7-1-ip-restriction-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00126}`	epss `{'score': 0.00159}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-06-04T12:43:40.844Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:55:40.260Z

Reserved: 2023-12-29T10:16:45.174Z

Link: CVE-2023-52176

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:55:40.260Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-06-04T13:15:50.960

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:39:19.957

Link: CVE-2023-52176

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:44:52Z

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