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CVE-2023-52176

WordPress Malware Scanner plugin <= 4.7.1 - IP Restriction Bypass vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

La vulnerabilidad de omisión de autenticación mediante suplantación de identidad en miniorange Malware Scanner permite acceder a funciones que no están correctamente restringidas por las ACL. Este problema afecta a Malware Scanner: desde n/a hasta 4.7.1.

The Malware Scanner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.1 due to insufficient IP address validation and use of user-supplied HTTP headers as a primary method for IP retrieval. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass IP blocking functionality.

*Credits: Brandon Roldan (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-12-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-12-29 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-05 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
  • CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Miniorange Malware Protection
Search vendor "Miniorange Malware Protection"
 Miniorange Malware Protection
Search vendor "Miniorange Malware Protection" for product "Miniorange Malware Protection"
 >= 0.0.0 <= 4.7.1
Search vendor "Miniorange Malware Protection" for product "Miniorange Malware Protection" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 4.7.1"
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Affected