Description
The Advanced Country Blocker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authorization Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1 due to the use of a predictable default value for the secret bypass key created during installation without requiring users to change it. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the geolocation blocking mechanism by appending the key to any URL on sites where the administrator has not changed the default value.
Published: 2026-02-07
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Vendors & Products Wordpress
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Description The Advanced Country Blocker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authorization Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1 due to the use of a predictable default value for the secret bypass key created during installation without requiring users to change it. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the geolocation blocking mechanism by appending the key to any URL on sites where the administrator has not changed the default value.
Title Advanced Country Blocker <= 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass via Insecure Default Secret Key
Weaknesses CWE-1188
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:44:50.385Z

Reserved: 2026-01-30T01:48:15.248Z

Link: CVE-2026-1675

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-11T15:41:22.259Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-07T09:16:01.230

Modified: 2026-04-08T17:21:11.967

Link: CVE-2026-1675

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-09T10:44:38Z

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