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FKIE_CVE-2022-1601

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-08-30 15:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:22
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
The User Access Manager WordPress plugin before 2.2.18 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible for attackers to access restricted content in certain situations.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f6d3408c-2ceb-4a89-822b-13f5272a5fceExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f6d3408c-2ceb-4a89-822b-13f5272a5fceExploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
alexanderschneider user_access_manager *
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          "vendor": "Unknown",
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    }
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  "id": "CVE-2022-1601",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:22:46.070",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
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          "timestamp": "2024-10-01T18:42:56.895663Z",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified"
}



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