ubuntu-cve-2016-4793
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-01-23 21:59
Modified
2025-10-24 04:45
Summary
Details

The clientIp function in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof their IP via the CLIENT-IP HTTP header.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "cakephp",
            "binary_version": "1.3.15-1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "cakephp-scripts",
            "binary_version": "1.3.15-1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "cakephp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/cakephp@1.3.15-1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.3.15-1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.3.15-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "cakephp",
            "binary_version": "2.8.0-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "cakephp-scripts",
            "binary_version": "2.8.0-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "cakephp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/cakephp@2.8.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.7.2-1",
        "2.8.0-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The clientIp function in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof their IP via the CLIENT-IP HTTP header.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4793",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:45:47Z",
  "published": "2017-01-23T21:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4793"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://legalhackers.com/advisories/CakePHP-IP-Spoofing-Vulnerability.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bakery.cakephp.org/2016/03/13/cakephp_2613_2711_282_3017_3112_325_released.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39813/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4793"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-4793"
  ]
}



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