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CVE-2016-4793

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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

Affected products

• cakephp: through 3.2.4

References

• http://legalhackers.com/advisories/CakePHP-IP-Spoofing-Vulnerability.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95846
• https://bakery.cakephp.org/2016/03/13/cakephp_2613_2711_282_3017_3112_325_released.html
• https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX236992
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39813/
• http://legalhackers.com/advisories/CakePHP-IP-Spoofing-Vulnerability.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95846
• https://bakery.cakephp.org/2016/03/13/cakephp_2613_2711_282_3017_3112_325_released.html
• https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX236992
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39813/

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