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FKIE_CVE-2022-1581

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-11-21 11:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:22

Severity

5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Summary

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.

References

URL	Tags
contact@wpscan.com	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
contact@wpscan.com	https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	wp-polls_project	wp-polls	*

JSON

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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "WP-Polls",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "2.76.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wp-polls_project:wp-polls:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "A3C20B56-67B2-4260-B2D8-9BD58C3481C5",
              "versionEndExcluding": "2.76.0",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The WP-Polls WordPress plugin before 2.76.0 prioritizes getting a visitor\u0027s IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP\u0027s REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based limitations to vote in certain situations."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El complemento de WordPress WP-Polls anterior a 2.76.0 prioriza la obtenci\u00f3n de la IP de un visitante a partir de ciertos encabezados HTTP sobre REMOTE_ADDR de PHP, lo que permite evitar las limitaciones basadas en IP para votar en ciertas situaciones."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2022-1581",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:22:42.707",
  "metrics": {
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        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 1.4,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      },
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
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          "version": "3.1"
        },
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        "impactScore": 1.4,
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        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ],
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            {
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            },
            {
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            {
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            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2025-04-30T14:59:29.008321Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
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  "references": [
    {
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified"
}

CVE-2022-1581 (GCVE-0-2022-1581)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-21 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-30 15:00

Title

WP-Polls < 2.76.0 - IP Validation Bypass

Summary

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-04-30 14:59 UTC

CWE

CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Assigner

WPScan mitre root Scorecard

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	WP-Polls	Affected: 0 , < 2.76.0 (custom)

Credits

Daniel Ruf

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JSON

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        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T00:10:03.682Z",
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          },
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            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/"
          }
        ],
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              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "LOW",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
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            }
          },
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                  }
                ],
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                "timestamp": "2025-04-30T14:59:29.008321Z",
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        {
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          "product": "WP-Polls",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
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            {
              "lessThan": "2.76.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
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        {
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      ],
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    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
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}

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