CVE-2023-0816

Formidable Forms <= 6.0.1 - IP Spoofing via HTTP header

mediumReliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
5.3
CVSS Score
5.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
6.1
Patched in
323d
Time to patch

Description

The Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 6.0.1 due to a reliance on various untrusted headers (e.g., 'Client-Ip', 'CF-CONNECTING-IP', etc.) to retrieve the IP address of a client performing a form submission. This makes it possible for unauthenticated users to bypass the plugin's anti-spam protections.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=6.0.1
PublishedMarch 6, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginformidable

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