CVE-2023-0816 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00078.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Strategy11	Formidable Form Builder

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:strategy11:formidable_form_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12820	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a281f63f-e295-4666-8a08-01b23cd5a744

History

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-03-27T15:37:17.374Z

Updated: 2025-02-19T16:52:34.177Z

Reserved: 2023-02-13T19:02:20.951Z

Link: CVE-2023-0816

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:24:34.336Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-27T16:15:09.277

Modified: 2025-02-19T17:15:12.377

Link: CVE-2023-0816

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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