CVE-2022-4534 Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 5.3 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass
Attackers can bypass login restrictions by spoofing IP addresses via the X-Forwarded-For header in the Limit Login Attempts 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-2022-4534?
CVE-2022-4534 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wp-buy Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection), published on 8 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 5.3. 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 or country from logging in.
Weakness: CWE-348
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4534?
How do I fix CVE-2022-4534?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4534 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-4534 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4534 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmpj-w6q2-9wpp.