CVE-2023-5239

high

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.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1d748f91-773b-49d6-8f68-a27d397713c3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-11-27

Updated: 2023-12-01

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High