vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: defender-security: CVE-2024-25595: Protection Mechanism Failure
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 12, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 12, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 15, 2025
Description
The Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security and Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.1 due to user-supplied HTTP headers as a primary method for IP retrieval. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass IP Address restrictions.
Solution
defender-security-plugin-cve-2024-25595
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