Vulnerability in Wp-Polls Project
CVE-2022-1581
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Wp-Polls Project
- Wp-Polls — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-ex… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1581?
- CVE-2022-1581 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp-Polls Project, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-11-21.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1581?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1581 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.