YOP Poll <= 6.4.2 - IP Spoofing via X-Forwarded-For header

2022-07-11 00:00

Daniel Ruf

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.4.3

Affected PluginYOP Poll

Affected Version<= 6.4.2

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2022-1600

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Vulnerability Overview

The YOP Poll plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP spoofing via the X-Forwarded-For header in versions up to, and including, 6.4.2. This allows attackers to bypass any restrictions based on IP address that have been configured in the plugin.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.4.3, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1600 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ff840236-4368-45aa-a9a3-7e02f20783d8

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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