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CVE-2025-1502: IP2Location Redirection <= 1.33.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Export

5.3 CVSS

Description

The IP2Location Redirection plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'download_ip2location_redirection_backup' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.33.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download the plugin's settings.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-1502

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.3

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Problem Types

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected Products

Vendor: ip2location

Product: IP2Location Redirection

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 12.31% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-30 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1502
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bca41dd8-5bd3-4fee-9f3f-feb8f1a4c687?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3244195%40ip2location-redirection&new=3244195%40ip2location-redirection&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

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