CVE-2022-4539
31.08.2024, 10:15
The Web Application Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. 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 or country from logging in.Enginsight
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| miniorange | web_application_firewall | 𝑥 < 2.1.3 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-348 - Use of Less Trusted SourceThe software has two different sources of the same data or information, but it uses the source that has less support for verification, is less trusted, or is less resistant to attack.
- CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data AuthenticityThe software does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.