CVE-2026-82530
6.9
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
IP2Location Country Blocker plugin for WordPress before 2.45.0 contains an access control bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to circumvent IP-based restrictions by forging the X-Real-IP HTTP header. Attackers can set the X-Real-IP header to an allowlisted IP address to bypass page, link, or site-wide access restrictions and access otherwise-blocked resources.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP2Location | IP2Location Country Blocker | 0 < 2.45.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ip2location-country-blocker/#developers
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ip2location-country-blocker-access-control-bypass-via-x-real-ip-header
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