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CVE-2021-25096: IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.5 - Ban Bypass

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-02-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-639

Description

The IP2Location Country Blocker WordPress plugin before 2.26.5 bans can be bypassed by using a specific parameter in the URL

Affected products

• IP2Location Country Blocker: before 2.26.5 — fixed in 2.26.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IP2Location Country Blocker 2.26.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2652469
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e6dd140e-0c9d-41dc-821e-4910a13122c1
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2652469
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e6dd140e-0c9d-41dc-821e-4910a13122c1

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