CVE-2022-4100 (GCVE-0-2022-4100)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-31 08:35 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WP Cerber Security <= 9.4 - IP Protection Bypass
Summary
The WP Cerber Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Protection bypass in versions up to, and including 9.4 due to the plugin improperly checking for a visitor's IP address. This makes it possible for an attacker whose IP address has been blocked to bypass this control by setting the X-Forwarded-For: HTTP header to an IP Address that hasn't been blocked.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-03 14:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gioni | WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 9.4
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| gioni | wp_cerber_security |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 9.4
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:gioni:wp_cerber_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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