vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: ip2location-country-blocker: CVE-2025-1361: Improper Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Feb 21, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 21, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The IP2Location Country Blocker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Regular Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.38.8 due to missing capability checks on the admin_init() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the plugin's settings.
Solution
ip2location-country-blocker-plugin-cve-2025-1361
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1361
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b63bc2b6-1abc-4cfa-a7e5-3995640f66a7?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-4441
- CVE-2025-1361
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-1361
- CWE-285
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2025-4441
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