CVE-2025-1361 json
IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.38.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Exposure via admin_init Function
published 2025-02-22 20 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-4441
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The IP2Location Country Blocker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Regular Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.38.8 due to missing capability checks on the admin_init() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the plugin's settings.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.38.9 - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure nuclei detection template
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- ip2location IP2Location Country Blocker
Classification
- Weakness
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/3244193/
patch
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b63bc2b6-1abc-4cfa-a7e5-3995640f66a7?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/ip2location-country-blocker/#developers
product
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/ip2location-country-blocker/trunk/ip2location-country-blocker.php#L114
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-1361
- NVD CVE-2025-1361
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.