Description
The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1 does not verify that the client IP address it derives for its firewall and lockout decisions actually originates from a trusted source, trusting a user-supplied value by default, allowing unauthenticated attackers to spoof their IP address and evade IP-based protections such as login lockout and IP banning, impersonate an allowlisted address, and poison the Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1's activity logs.
Published: 2026-11-12
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions defender Security
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions defender Security

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-290
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1 does not verify that the client IP address it derives for its firewall and lockout decisions actually originates from a trusted source, trusting a user-supplied value by default, allowing unauthenticated attackers to spoof their IP address and evade IP-based protections such as login lockout and IP banning, impersonate an allowlisted address, and poison the Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1's activity logs.
Title Defender Security 4.9.0 - 6.4.0 - Unauthenticated IP Address Spoofing via Smart IP Detection
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Wordpress-extensions Defender Security
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-12T11:23:47.612Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T11:41:45.920Z

Link: CVE-2026-119039

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-12T06:17:12.143

Modified: 2026-11-12T18:49:18.840

Link: CVE-2026-119039

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-12T14:00:03Z

Weaknesses