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{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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"}], "id": "CVE-2026-37604", "lastModified": "2026-09-22T20:00:03.713", "metrics": {}, "published": "2026-09-22T19:16:43.493", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://cybermapgroup.com/en/blog/admin-brute-force-protection-bypass-chain-in-ph7builder"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-CMS"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://ph7builder.com"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Deferred"}

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{"created": "2026-09-22T20:00:13.169705+00:00", "title": "pH7Builder IP Spoofing Allows Administration Login Brute\u2011Force Acceleration", "updated": "2026-09-22T20:00:13.169713+00:00", "vendors": [], "weaknesses": ["CWE-20", "CWE-255"]}