CVE-2024-25595
Defender Security <= 4.4.1 - IP Address Spoofing
mediumProtection Mechanism Failure
6.5
CVSS Score
6.5
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
4.4.2
Patched in
3d
Time to patch
Description
The Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.1 due to user-supplied HTTP headers as a primary method for IP retrieval. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass IP Address restrictions.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=4.4.1PublishedFebruary 12, 2024
Last updatedFebruary 14, 2024
Affected plugindefender-security
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