CVE-2022-4529 Security, Antivirus, Firewall – S.A.F <= 2.3.5 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass
Attackers can bypass IP-based login restrictions by spoofing the X-Forwarded-For header in the S.A.F WordPress plugin.
- 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-2022-4529?
CVE-2022-4529 is a medium-severity vulnerability in msoftplugins Security, Antivirus, Firewall – S.A.F, published on 5 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Security, Antivirus, Firewall – S.A.F plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address from logging in.
Weakness: CWE-348
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4529?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Msoftplugins Security Antivirus Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4529?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4529 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-4529 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4529 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g8hq-34hj-gpmm.