WP-Ban < 1.64 - Improper Input Validation

2014-09-17 00:00

Mallory Adams

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.64

Affected PluginWP-Ban

Affected Version< 1.64

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2014-6230

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Vulnerability Overview

WP-Ban plugin before 1.64 for WordPress, when running in certain configurations, allows remote attackers to bypass the IP blacklist via a crafted X-Forwarded-For header.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.64, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6230 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee8f274b-fe25-4111-94a4-e67dd17dc24b

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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