CVE-2014-6230

WP-Ban plugin before 1.6.4 for WordPress, when running in certain configurations, allows remote attackers to bypass the IP blacklist via a crafted X-Forwarded-For header.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/60	Exploit
https://security.dxw.com/advisories/vulnerability-in-wp-ban-allows-visitors-to-bypass-the-ip-blacklist-in-some-configurations/	Exploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ban/changelog/	Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/60	Exploit
https://security.dxw.com/advisories/vulnerability-in-wp-ban-allows-visitors-to-bypass-the-ip-blacklist-in-some-configurations/	Exploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ban/changelog/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wp-ban_project:wp-ban:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:13

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/60 - Exploit~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/60 - Exploit
References	~~() https://security.dxw.com/advisories/vulnerability-in-wp-ban-allows-visitors-to-bypass-the-ip-blacklist-in-some-configurations/ - Exploit~~	() https://security.dxw.com/advisories/vulnerability-in-wp-ban-allows-visitors-to-bypass-the-ip-blacklist-in-some-configurations/ - Exploit
References	~~() https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ban/changelog/ - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ban/changelog/ - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2014-10-25 00:55

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2014-6230

Mitre link : CVE-2014-6230

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-6230

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wp-ban_project

wp-ban

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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