CVE-2026-119039 - Defender Security 4.9.0 - 6.4.0 - Unauthenticated IP Address Spoofing via Smart IP Detection

CVE-2026-119039 - Defender Security 4.9.0 - 6.4.0 - Unauthenticated IP Address Spoofing via Smart IP Detection

https://cvefeed.io/rssfeed/latest.atom / Thu, 11/12/2026 - 08:08
CVE ID :CVE-2026-119039
Published : Nov. 12, 2026, 6:17 a.m. | 42 minutes ago
Description :The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1 does not verify that the client IP address it derives for its firewall and lockout decisions actually originates from a trusted source, trusting a user-supplied value by default, allowing unauthenticated attackers to spoof their IP address and evade IP-based protections such as login lockout and IP banning, impersonate an allowlisted address, and poison the Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1's activity logs.
Severity: 0.0 | NA
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