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.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Webence Iq_block_country
Unknown Iq Block Country — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (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.