VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-5239

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.65%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-11-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk WordPress plugin before 2.121 retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers, allowing an attacker to manipulate its value. This may be used to bypass bruteforce protection.

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