Description
The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.3 does not validate a client-supplied address value before using it as a storage key in one of its own options, allowing unauthenticated attackers to grow that option without bound and to slow the site's handling of missing pages.
Published:
2026-09-18
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History
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.3 does not validate a client-supplied address value before using it as a storage key in one of its own options, allowing unauthenticated attackers to grow that option without bound and to slow the site's handling of missing pages. | |
| Title | Really Simple Security (Free) < 9.8.3 - Unauthenticated Unbounded Option Growth via Spoofed Client IP Header | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-18T06:00:15.729Z
Reserved: 2026-09-10T08:22:07.339Z
Link: CVE-2026-88798
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-18T06:16:41.053
Modified: 2026-09-18T06:16:41.053
Link: CVE-2026-88798
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