CVE-2023-0816

Formidable Forms < 6.1 - IP Spoofing

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Published Mar 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 6.1 uses several potentially untrusted headers to determine the IP address of the client, leading to IP Address spoofing and bypass of anti-spam protections.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Formidable Forms

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 6.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:strategy11:formidable_form_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12820	The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 6.1 uses several potentially untrusted headers to determine the IP address of the client, leading to IP Address spoofing and bypass of anti-spam protections.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.498% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a281f63f-e295-4666-8a08-01b23cd5a744

History

Feb 19, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Strategy11 Formidable Form Builder

Weaknesses

CWE-290

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 19, 2025, 4:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Mar 27, 2023, 3:37 PM
Updated: Feb 19, 2025, 4:52 PM
Reserved: Feb 13, 2023, 7:02 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 27, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM

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