CVE-2023-5239

Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk < 2.121 - IP Spoofing

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 27, 2023 at 04:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSecurity & Malware Scan

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2.121v < 2.121
Affected range stops below 2.121, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1d748f91-773b-49d6-8f68-a27d397713c3

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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