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CVE-2023-5239

HIGH 7.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
November 27, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

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 products and versions

  • Unknown Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk — Before 2.121
  • cleantalk security_\&_malware_scan — Up to and including 2.121

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1d748f91-773b-49d6-8f68-a27d397713c3 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record