CVE-2016-4793 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The clientIp function in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof their IP via the CLIENT-IP HTTP header.

Published: 2017-01-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 8.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-835-1	cakephp security update
EUVD	EUVD-2022-4314	The clientIp function in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof their IP via the CLIENT-IP HTTP header.
Github GHSA	GHSA-j8p3-8m69-2hqq	CakePHP allows remote attackers to spoof their IP

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08275.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/CakePHP-IP-Spoofing-Vulnerability.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95846
https://bakery.cakephp.org/2016/03/13/cakephp_2613_2711_282_3017_3112_325_released.html
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX236992
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39813/

History

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Subscriptions

Cakephp Cakephp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.212Z

Reserved: 2016-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4793

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:01.580

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-4793

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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