CVE-2023-5239: The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk WordPress plugin before 2.121 retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers, allowing an attacker…

PriorityP341high7.5CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCNIHAN

EPSS

0.65%

46.6th percentile

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.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
cleantalk	security_malware_scan	<= 2.121	—

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