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.
Published: 2026-09-09
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ip2location
Ip2location country Blocker
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Ip2location
Ip2location country Blocker
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}


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Ip2location Country Blocker
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-09T14:30:42.342Z

Reserved: 2026-08-29T17:20:57.082Z

Link: CVE-2026-82530

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T14:30:34.715Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-09T15:17:11.967

Modified: 2026-09-09T20:16:54.383

Link: CVE-2026-82530

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Updated: 2026-09-10T20:30:16Z

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