CVE-2026-82530
IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.45.0 Access Control Bypass via X-Real-IP Header
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.9 Medium
- Published
- Sep 9, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 29, 2026
Description
IP2Location Country Blocker plugin for WordPress before 2.45.0 contains an access control bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to circumvent IP-based restrictions by forging the X-Real-IP HTTP header. Attackers can set the X-Real-IP header to an allowlisted IP address to bypass page, link, or site-wide access restrictions and access otherwise-blocked resources.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
IP2Location Country BlockerIP2Location |
|
References
- Plugin Changelogrelease-notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ip2location-country-blocker-access-control-bypass-via-x-real-ip-headerthird-party-advisory
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