# CVE-2022-4097: All In One WP Security & Firewall < 5.0.8 - IP Spoofing

> Attackers can spoof IP addresses to bypass security features like IP blocks and rate limiting in the All-In-One Security WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 14 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-79g9-878f-3c34

## What is CVE-2022-4097?

CVE-2022-4097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown All-In-One Security (AIOS), published on 12 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The All-In-One Security (AIOS) WordPress plugin before 5.0.8 is susceptible to IP Spoofing attacks, which can lead to bypassed security features (like IP blocks, rate limiting, brute force protection, and more).

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4097?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Updraftplus All-in-One Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4097?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4097 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4097 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown All-In-One Security (AIOS)

- [CVE-2024-1037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1037/): All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall <= 5.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-4346](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4346/): All In One WP Security & Firewall < 5.1.3 - Configuration Leak (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-0156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0156/): All-In-One Security (AIOS) < 5.1.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary File/Folder Access via Traversal (medium 4.9)
- [CVE-2023-0157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0157/): All-In-One Security (AIOS) < 5.1.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4097 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown All-In-One Security (AIOS), published on 12 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4097 exists.

Affected product: Unknown All-In-One Security (AIOS). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4097/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4097/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4097
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4097
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4097

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4097/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.