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Malware Scanner Vulnerability History & Security Timeline

The Wordfence Intelligence dataset currently contains 4 vulnerability records associated with Malware Scanner, published between 2022 and 2024.

Dataset last synchronized: 2026-08-03 00:31:25 UTC

At a glance

Security Snapshot

4Total records
1Critical
0High
3Medium
0Low
0Informational
4Patched records
0Currently marked unpatched
2022-06-06First disclosure
2024-03-13Latest disclosure
4 of 4CVE coverage

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Year-by-Year Timeline

YearRecordsRelative volume
202211 records
202311 records
202422 records

Severity Breakdown

SeverityRecordsShare
Critical125%
Medium375%

Vulnerability-Type Breakdown

Cross-Site Scripting

1 record25%

First: 2022. Latest: 2022.

Other

1 record25%

First: 2023. Latest: 2023.

SQL Injection

1 record25%

First: 2024. Latest: 2024.

Privilege Escalation

1 record25%

First: 2024. Latest: 2024.

Patch Status

Patched
4
Currently marked unpatched
0
Unknown status
0

Patch status reflects the latest successfully synchronized source dataset and must be checked against the installed version.

Latest Known Patched Versions

  • 4.7.3
  • 4.7.2
  • 4.5.2

Affected-Version History

Ranges are deduplicated by source range record and shown with the associated disclosure and known patched versions.

Affected rangeVulnerabilityPublishedPatched versionSeverity
*-4.7.2Malware Scanner <= 4.7.2 and Web Application Firewall <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege EscalationMarch 13, 20244.7.3Critical
*-4.7.2Malware Scanner <= 4.7.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL InjectionFebruary 12, 20244.7.3Medium
*-4.7.1Malware Scanner <= 4.7.1 - IP SpoofingDecember 29, 20234.7.2Medium
*-4.5.1miniOrange’s Malware Scanner <= 4.5.5 - Cross-Site ScriptingJune 6, 20224.5.2Medium

Selected source records

Latest Records

CriticalCVE-2024-2172

Malware Scanner <= 4.7.2 and Web Application Firewall <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Published: March 13, 2024

Affected versions
*-2.1.1
Patched versions
2.1.2
Affected versions
*-4.7.2
Patched versions
4.7.3
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2024-25902

Malware Scanner <= 4.7.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

Published: February 12, 2024

Affected versions
*-4.7.2
Patched versions
4.7.3
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2023-52176

Malware Scanner <= 4.7.1 - IP Spoofing

Published: December 29, 2023

Affected versions
*-4.7.1
Patched versions
4.7.2
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2022-1995

miniOrange’s Malware Scanner <= 4.5.5 - Cross-Site Scripting

Published: June 6, 2022

Affected versions
*-4.5.1
Patched versions
4.5.2
Original Wordfence record

Highest-Severity Records

CriticalCVE-2024-2172

Malware Scanner <= 4.7.2 and Web Application Firewall <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Published: March 13, 2024

Affected versions
*-2.1.1
Patched versions
2.1.2
Affected versions
*-4.7.2
Patched versions
4.7.3
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2024-25902

Malware Scanner <= 4.7.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

Published: February 12, 2024

Affected versions
*-4.7.2
Patched versions
4.7.3
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2023-52176

Malware Scanner <= 4.7.1 - IP Spoofing

Published: December 29, 2023

Affected versions
*-4.7.1
Patched versions
4.7.2
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2022-1995

miniOrange’s Malware Scanner <= 4.5.5 - Cross-Site Scripting

Published: June 6, 2022

Affected versions
*-4.5.1
Patched versions
4.5.2
Original Wordfence record

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Vulnerability data: Wordfence Intelligence. Analysis and practical guidance: 3Zero Digital.

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