OOPSpam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) <= 1.2.53 - Unauthenticated IP Header Spoofing
| CVE | CVE-2025-12094 |
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| CVSS | 5.3 (Medium) |
| Publicly Published | October 30, 2025 |
| Last Updated | October 31, 2025 |
| Researcher |
Jonas Benjamin Friedli
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Description
The OOPSpam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Header Spoofing in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.53. This is due to the plugin trusting client-controlled forwarded headers (such as CF-Connecting-IP, X-Forwarded-For, and others) without verifying that those headers originate from legitimate, trusted proxies. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to spoof their IP address and bypass IP-based security controls, including blocked IP lists and rate limiting protections, by sending arbitrary HTTP headers with their requests.
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Vulnerability Details for OOPSpam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA)
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug | oopspam-anti-spam (view on wordpress.org) |
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to version 1.2.54, or a newer patched version |
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