FKIE_CVE-2022-1581

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-11-21 11:15 - Updated: 2025-04-30 15:15
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Summary
The WP-Polls WordPress plugin before 2.76.0 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based limitations to vote in certain situations.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
contact@wpscan.comhttps://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wp-polls_project wp-polls *
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      "value": "The WP-Polls WordPress plugin before 2.76.0 prioritizes getting a visitor\u0027s IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP\u0027s REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based limitations to vote in certain situations."
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      "value": "El complemento de WordPress WP-Polls anterior a 2.76.0 prioriza la obtenci\u00f3n de la IP de un visitante a partir de ciertos encabezados HTTP sobre REMOTE_ADDR de PHP, lo que permite evitar las limitaciones basadas en IP para votar en ciertas situaciones."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2022-1581",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-30T15:15:51.403",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "baseScore": 5.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified"
}


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