What is CVE-2022-1762?

CVE-2022-1762 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webence Iq Block Country, classified under CWE-290 AUTHENTICATION BYPASS BY SPOOFING. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-1762?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1762 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Webence Iq Block Country

CVE-2022-1762

The iQ Block Country WordPress plugin before 1.2.20 does not properly checks HTTP headers in order to validate the origin IP address, allowing threat actors to bypass it's block feature by spoofing the headers.

Published 2022-06-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Webence Iq Block Country
Iq Block Country — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/03254977-37cc-4365-979b-326f9637be85 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1762?: CVE-2022-1762 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webence Iq Block Country, classified under CWE-290 AUTHENTICATION BYPASS BY SPOOFING. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-1762?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1762 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.