High
Security advisory
The clientIp function in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof their IP via the CLIENT-IP HTTP header.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2016-4793
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 07:07 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The clientIp function in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof their IP via the CLIENT-IP HTTP header.
osv:CVE-2016-4793
Complete source record
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