Check Point Advisories

WordPress InfiniteWP Client Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-8772)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2020-3875
Date Published: 1 Aug 2023
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 01 August, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2020-8772
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? WordPress InfiniteWP Client plugin prior to 1.9.4.5
Vulnerability Description An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in WordPress InfiniteWP Client Plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress InfiniteWP Client Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-8772) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information:  WordPress InfiniteWP Client Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-8772)

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