CVE-2023-37865 WordPress IP2Location Country Blocker plugin <= 2.29.1 - IP Bypass Vulnerability vulnerability
Attackers can bypass IP-based access controls to access restricted functionality in the IP2Location Country Blocker WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-37865?
CVE-2023-37865 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Download IP2Location Country Blocker, published on 4 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in IP2Location Download IP2Location Country Blocker allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Download IP2Location Country Blocker: from n/a through 2.29.1.
Weakness: CWE-290
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37865?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ip2location Country Blocker.
How do I fix CVE-2023-37865?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37865 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2023-37865 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37865 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Download IP2Location Country Blocker
- CVE-2025-1361 Missing authorization in IP2Location Country Blocker
- CVE-2021-25095 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Country Ban
- CVE-2021-25108 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.6 - Arbitrary Country Ban via CSRF
- CVE-2021-25096 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.5 - Ban Bypass
- CVE-2025-24731 WordPress IP2Location Country Blocker plugin <= 2.38.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-427c-xc35-8535.