CVE-2022-1581

WP-Polls < 2.76.0 - IP Validation Bypass

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.

Affected

WP-Polls

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

EPSS

0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 51st percentile

Published

2022-11-21

Updated

2025-04-30

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2

Security advisories

• https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-expl…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry