CVE-2021-25095
The IP2Location Country Blocker WordPress plugin before 2.26.5 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in the ip2location_country_blocker_save_rules AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call it and block arbitrary…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The IP2Location Country Blocker WordPress plugin before 2.26.5 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in the ip2location_country_blocker_save_rules AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call it and block arbitrary country, or block all of them at once, preventing users from accessing the frontend.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352, CWE-862
- Affected
- ip2location/country blocker
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2652469Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cbfa7211-ac1f-4cf2-bd79-ebce2fc4baa1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2652469Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cbfa7211-ac1f-4cf2-bd79-ebce2fc4baa1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.