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TI-2026-56890 Aliases CVE-2026-82530GHSA-hxq7-w32x-hwx5

IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.45.0 Access Control Bypass via X-Real-IP Header

Priority LOW 37CWE-290Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.

Summary

IP2Location Country Blocker plugin for WordPress before 2.45.0 contains an access control bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to circumvent IP-based restrictions by forging the X-Real-IP HTTP header. Attackers can set the X-Real-IP header to an allowlisted IP address to bypass page, link, or site-wide access restrictions and access otherwise-blocked resources.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00443 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed IP2Location Country Blocker (IP2Location): 2.45.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IP2LocationIP2Location Country Blockerbefore 2.45.02.45.0Patch availableCNA
  • IP2Location Country Blocker VendorIP2Location Affected before 2.45.0 Fixed in 2.45.0 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA IP2Location Country Blocker (IP2Location) Fixed in 2.45.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82530
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxq7-w32x-hwx5

References

Other 1

  • TI-2022-26413 WordPress Plugin IP2Location Country Blocker 2.26.7 Stored XSS CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2025-01166 Improper authorization in IP2Location Country Blocker CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-14881 WordPress Download IP2Location Country Blocker Plugin <= 2.33.3 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-21338 WordPress IP2Location Country Blocker plugin <= 2.34.2 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-07386 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.6 - Arbitrary Country Ban via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2021-07373 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Country Ban CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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