CVE-2022-1581 WP-Polls < 2.76.0 - IP Validation Bypass
Attackers can bypass IP-based voting restrictions in WP-Polls by spoofing HTTP headers, allowing unauthorized multiple votes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1581?
CVE-2022-1581 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown WP-Polls, published on 21 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1581?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp-Polls Project Wp-Polls.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1581?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-1581 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1581 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP-Polls
- CVE-2015-9352 The wp-polls plugin before 2.72 for WordPress has SQL injection.
- CVE-2016-10936 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2024-13426 WP-Polls <= 2.77.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2022-40130 WordPress WP-Polls plugin <= 2.76.0 - Auth. Race Condition vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-27qm-jwxp-8whw.