Formidable Forms < 6.1 - IP Spoofing
CVE-2023-0816

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Formidable Forms
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 March 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 6.1 uses several potentially untrusted headers to determine the IP address of the client, leading to IP Address spoofing and bypass of anti-spam protections.

Affected Version(s)

Formidable Forms 0 < 6.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-0816 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a281f63f-e295-4666-8a08-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Daniel Ruf
WPScan
.