User Access Manager: A security weakness
User Access Manager is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- User Access Manager
- Plugin slug
user-access-manager- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 30, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Aug 30, 2023 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update User Access Manager to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The User Access Manager WordPress plugin before 2.2.18 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible for attackers to access restricted content in certain situations.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N