Vulnerability · Published Feb 22, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-1361IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.38.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Exposure via admin_init Function
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in IP2Location Country Blocker from ip2location. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
The IP2Location Country Blocker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Regular Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.38.8 due to missing capability checks on the admin_init() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the plugin's settings.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ip2location | IP2Location Country Blocker | 0 – through 2.38.8 |
Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b63bc2b6-1abc-4cfa-a7e5-3995640f66a7?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ip2location-country-blocker/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ip2location-country-blocker/trunk/ip2location-country-blocker.php#L114
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3244193/