High severity · published Nov 27, 2023
CVE-2023-5239
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…
7.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SM
Security & Malware Scan · Cleantalk
through 2.121 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5239
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5239
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1d748f91-773b-49d6-8f68-a27d397713c3
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