CVE-2023-4279 (GCVE-0-2023-4279)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-04 11:27 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:17
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Summary
This User Activity Log WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers, allowing an attacker to manipulate its value. This may be used to hide the source of malicious traffic.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2bd2579e-b383-4d… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown User Activity Log Affected: 0 , < 1.6.7 (custom)
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Credits
Bartlomiej Marek and Tomasz Swiadek WPScan
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