Malware Scanner <= 4.7.1 - IP Spoofing

2023-12-29 00:00

Brandon James Roldan (tomorrowisnew)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.7.2

Affected PluginMalware Scanner

Affected Version<= 4.7.1

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2023-52176

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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.7.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52176 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fb19fd06-7b2c-41a1-a470-230da7ce944d

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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