phpipam up to 1.6.x Header class.Common.php get_user_ip X-Forwarded-For excessive authentication

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in phpipam up to 1.6.x. This impacts the function get_user_ip of the file class.Common.php of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For results in excessive authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-0787. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in phpipam up to 1.6.x. Affected is the function get_user_ip of the file class.Common.php of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

phpIPAM version 1.5.1 contains a vulnerability where an attacker can bypass the IP block mechanism to brute force passwords for users by using the 'X-Forwarded-For' header. The issue lies in the 'get_user_ip()' function in 'class.Common.php' at lines 1044 and 1045, where the presence of the 'X-Forwarded-For' header is checked and used instead of 'REMOTE_ADDR'. This vulnerability allows attackers to perform brute force attacks on user accounts, including the admin account. The issue is fixed in version 1.7.0.

The advisory is shared for download at huntr.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-0787 since 01/22/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

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Upgrading to version 1.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• phpipam

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6

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• free

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