CVE-2026-37604
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs
Summary
pH7Software pH7Builder (pH7 Social Dating CMS) through 18.2.0 resolves the client IP address in _protected/framework/Ip/Ip.class.php from the HTTP_CLIENT_IP and HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR headers without verifying the request comes from a trusted proxy. Because the admin login attempt counter and lockout are keyed on this value, a remote unauthenticated attacker bypasses IP-based throttling by sending a different X-Forwarded-For value per request.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can bypass IP-based login attempt throttling, enabling a brute force attack on the administrator account. This may lead to administrative account takeover.
Recommendation
Update pH7Builder to a version newer than 18.2.0 once a fix is available. Until then, consider configuring a trusted proxy or additional login throttling mechanisms.
Other vulnerabilities in pH7Builder
Original NVD description (English source)
pH7Software pH7Builder (pH7 Social Dating CMS) through 18.2.0 resolves the client IP address in _protected/framework/Ip/Ip.class.php from the HTTP_CLIENT_IP and HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR headers without verifying the request comes from a trusted proxy. Because the admin login attempt counter and lockout are keyed on this value, a remote unauthenticated attacker bypasses IP-based throttling by sending a different X-Forwarded-For value per request