CVE-2024-13685

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) < 7.6.10 - Limit Login Attempt Bypass via IP Spoofing

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: March 4, 2025 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAdmin and Site Enhancements

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) WordPress plugin before 7.6.10 retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers, allowing an attacker to manipulate their value to bypass the login limit feature in the Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) WordPress plugin before 7.6.10.

Affected

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

v < 7.6.10
Affected range stops below 7.6.10, 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/72c61904-253d-42d1-9edd-7ea2162a2f85/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-290

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