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Vulnerability details: VCID-3cx6-dpsf-xkhw
Vulnerability ID VCID-3cx6-dpsf-xkhw
Aliases CVE-2016-4793
GHSA-j8p3-8m69-2hqq
Summary The clientIp function in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof their IP via the CLIENT-IP HTTP header.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://legalhackers.com/advisories/CakePHP-IP-Spoofing-Vulnerability.txt
generic_textual HIGH http://legalhackers.com/advisories/CakePHP-IP-Spoofing-Vulnerability.txt
epss 0.08275 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4793
epss 0.08275 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4793
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://bakery.cakephp.org/2016/03/13/cakephp_2613_2711_282_3017_3112_325_released.html
generic_textual HIGH https://bakery.cakephp.org/2016/03/13/cakephp_2613_2711_282_3017_3112_325_released.html
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j8p3-8m69-2hqq
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/908754649f70bab2b1093942e17c9a46a2fcf6c2
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/908754649f70bab2b1093942e17c9a46a2fcf6c2
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4793
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4793
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX236992
generic_textual HIGH https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX236992
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39813
generic_textual HIGH https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39813
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95846
generic_textual HIGH http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95846
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-4793
https://bakery.cakephp.org/2016/03/13/cakephp_2613_2711_282_3017_3112_325_released.html
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4793
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/908754649f70bab2b1093942e17c9a46a2fcf6c2
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4793
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX236992
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39813
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39813/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95846
CVE-2016-4793 Exploit http://legalhackers.com/advisories/CakePHP-IP-Spoofing-Vulnerability.txt
CVE-2016-4793 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/39813.txt
GHSA-j8p3-8m69-2hqq https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j8p3-8m69-2hqq
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added May 16, 2016
Description CakePHP Framework 3.2.4 - IP Spoofing
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date May 16, 2016
Exploit type webapps
Platform php
Source update date May 16, 2016
Source URL http://legalhackers.com/advisories/CakePHP-IP-Spoofing-Vulnerability.txt
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://legalhackers.com/advisories/CakePHP-IP-Spoofing-Vulnerability.txt
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://bakery.cakephp.org/2016/03/13/cakephp_2613_2711_282_3017_3112_325_released.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/908754649f70bab2b1093942e17c9a46a2fcf6c2
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4793
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX236992
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39813
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95846
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.92426
EPSS Score 0.08275
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T20:25:47.978230+00:00 Debian Oval Importer Import https://www.debian.org/security/oval/oval-definitions-bullseye.xml.bz2 38.6.0