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

What is CVE-2023-0816?

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
.