WP-Polls <= 2.75.6 - IP Validation Bypass

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2022-1581
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published October 31, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Daniel Ruf
Description

The WP-Polls plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Validation Bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.75.6. This is due to the plugin prioritizing easier to spoof IP detection mechanisms. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass IP-based limitations to polling.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-polls (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.75.6
Patched Version
  • 2.76.0
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