{"id":"CVE-2016-4793","aliases":["GHSA-j8p3-8m69-2hqq"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4793","summary":"CakePHP allows remote attackers to spoof their IP","details":"The clientIp function in CakePHP 3.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof their IP via the CLIENT-IP HTTP header.","published":"2017-01-23T21:59:01.580Z","modified":"2026-08-07T14:48:21.631280Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":3,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"cakephp/cakephp","fixedVersion":"2.6.13"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"cakephp/cakephp","fixedVersion":"2.7.11"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"cakephp/cakephp","fixedVersion":"2.8.2"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"cakephp/cakephp","fixedVersion":"3.0.17"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"cakephp/cakephp","fixedVersion":"3.1.12"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"cakephp/cakephp","fixedVersion":"3.2.5"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/908754649f70bab2b1093942e17c9a46a2fcf6c2","label":"cakephp/cakephp@9087546"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95846"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX236992"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bakery.cakephp.org/2016/03/13/cakephp_2613_2711_282_3017_3112_325_released.html"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://legalhackers.com/advisories/CakePHP-IP-Spoofing-Vulnerability.txt"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39813/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4793"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/908754649f70bab2b1093942e17c9a46a2fcf6c2"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39813"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-07T14:48:21.631280Z"}}