CVE-2026-82530

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

Published Sep 9, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ip2location:country_blocker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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First Time appeared Ip2location
Ip2location country Blocker
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Ip2location
Ip2location country Blocker
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description 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.
Title IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.45.0 Access Control Bypass via X-Real-IP Header
Weaknesses CWE-290
References
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'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 PM
Reserved
Aug 29, 2026, 5:20 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 9, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Sep 9, 2026, 8:16 PM