MEDIUM
WP-Ban plugin before 1.6.4 for WordPress, when running in certain configurations, allows remote attackers to bypass the IP blacklist via a crafted X-Forwarded-For header
Published Oct 25, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.44%
Description
WP-Ban plugin before 1.6.4 for WordPress, when running in certain configurations, allows remote attackers to bypass the IP blacklist via a crafted X-Forwarded-For header.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.6.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.44% 0.02440
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02440
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02440) | 83.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02440) | 82.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00185) | 37.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.21% (0.18206) | 92.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00185) | 37.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 2.13% (0.02129) | 80.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 26.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 70.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 71.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 68.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/60 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- https://security.dxw.com/advisories/vulnerability-in-wp-ban-allows-visitors-to-bypass-the-ip-blacklist-in-some-configurations/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ban/changelog/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/60 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| https://security.dxw.com/advisories/vulnerability-in-wp-ban-allows-visitors-to-bypass-the-ip-blacklist-in-some-configurations/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ban/changelog/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 25, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 4, 2014
Link CVE-2014-6230
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a