Vulnerability in Msoftplugins Security Antivirus Firewall
CVE-2022-4529
The Security, Antivirus, Firewall – S.A.F plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address from logging in.
EPSS: 0.002 (13.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4529?
- CVE-2022-4529 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Msoftplugins Security Antivirus Firewall, classified under CWE-348. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4529?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4529 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.