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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-1361
CVE-2025-1361:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The IP2Location Country Blocker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Regular Information Exposure in versions up to and including 2.38.8. This vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on February 21, 2025, and was assigned identifier CVE-2025-1361 (NVD, Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a significant security risk. The issue stems from missing authorization controls in the admin_init function, which could potentially expose sensitive information to unauthenticated users (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow unauthorized users to access sensitive information through the plugin's admin initialization function. This exposure of information could potentially be leveraged by attackers to gain insights into the system's configuration and security settings (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.38.11 of the IP2Location Country Blocker plugin. Users are strongly advised to update to this latest version which includes fixes for the nonce issue on saving changes (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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