# CVE-2024-3050: Site Reviews < 7.0.0 - IP Spoofing

> Attackers can spoof IP addresses via untrusted headers to bypass IP-based blocking mechanisms in the Site Reviews WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2024-3050?

CVE-2024-3050 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown Site Reviews, published on 29 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Site Reviews WordPress plugin before 7.0.0 retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers, allowing an attacker to manipulate its value. This may be used to bypass IP-based blocking

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3050?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Geminilabs Site Reviews.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3050?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3050 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3050 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Site Reviews

- [CVE-2025-1232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1232/): Site Reviews < 7.2.5 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27612/): WordPress Site Reviews Plugin <= 6.5.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-27629](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27629/): WordPress Site Reviews Plugin <= 6.5.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-46801](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46801/): WordPress Site Reviews Plugin <= 6.2.0 is vulnerable to CSV Injection (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-24973](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24973/): Site Reviews < 5.17.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3050 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3050 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown Site Reviews, published on 29 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3050 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Site Reviews. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3050/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3050/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3050
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3050
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3050

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3050/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.