PT-2014-7103 · WordPress · Wp-Ban

Tom Adams · Published 2014-10-25 · Updated 2022-12-23 · CVE-2014-6230

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP-Ban plugin versions prior to 1.6.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass the IP blacklist via a crafted X-Forwarded-For header when running in certain configurations.

Recommendations For WP-Ban plugin versions prior to 1.6.4, update to version 1.6.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the X-Forwarded-For header to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-6230

Affected Products

Wp-Ban

References · 6

• 🔥 https://security.dxw.com/advisories/vulnerability-in-wp-ban-allows-visitors-to-bypass-the-ip-blacklist-in-some-configurations · Exploit
• 🔥 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/60 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6230 · Security Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ban/changelog · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/40497 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6230 · Note