TI-2014-05128 Aliases CVE-2014-6230 GHSA-6v32-2g5q-g9q4

WP-Ban plugin before 1.6.4 for WordPress, when running in certain configurations, allows…

LOW 25CWE-20Published 2014-10-25 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0244 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wp-ban_project:wp-ban::::::wordpress::*	up to 1.6.3	Vulnerable	Wp-ban Project

cpe:2.3:a:wp-ban_project:wp-ban:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·Wp-ban Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-6230
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6v32-2g5q-g9q4

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ban/changelog/

TI-2022-03901 WP-Ban < 1.69.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2022-04232 WP-Ban ban-options.php cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2021-03110 WP-Ban ban-options.php toggle_checkbox cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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