Name: CVE-2023-0816: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-0816, CWE-290, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.00091

The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 6.1 uses several potentially untrusted headers to determine the IP address of the client, leading to IP Address spoofing and bypass of anti-spam protections.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Formidable Plugin	—	Update formidable plugin to version 6.1, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Mar 6, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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