CVE-2016-4793 describes an IP spoofing vulnerability in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier versions, allowing remote attackers to manipulate their IP address via the CLIENT-IP HTTP header. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and can lead to integrity impacts, as it allows attackers to bypass IP-based access controls or logging. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cakephp:cakephp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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