Description
The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk WordPress plugin before 2.121 retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers, allowing an attacker to manipulate its value. This may be used to bypass bruteforce protection.
Published: 2023-11-27
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57566 The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk WordPress plugin before 2.121 retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers, allowing an attacker to manipulate its value. This may be used to bypass bruteforce protection.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:52:08.529Z

Reserved: 2023-09-27T17:21:24.474Z

Link: CVE-2023-5239

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-27T17:15:08.787

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:41:21.300

Link: CVE-2023-5239

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