VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-6230
WP-Ban plugin before 1.6.4 for WordPress, when running in certain configurations, allows remote attackers to bypass the IP blacklist via a crafted X-Forwarded-For header.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
WP-Ban plugin before 1.6.4 for WordPress, when running in certain configurations, allows remote attackers to bypass the IP blacklist via a crafted X-Forwarded-For header.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.44% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wp-ban project/wp-ban
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/60Exploit
- https://security.dxw.com/advisories/vulnerability-in-wp-ban-allows-visitors-to-bypass-the-ip-blacklist-in-some-configurations/Exploit
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ban/changelog/Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/60Exploit
- https://security.dxw.com/advisories/vulnerability-in-wp-ban-allows-visitors-to-bypass-the-ip-blacklist-in-some-configurations/Exploit
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ban/changelog/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.