CVE-2022-4539
WordPress Web Application Firewall IP Address Spoofing Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 31, 2024, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 19, 2024, 1:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2022-4539 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3055548/web-application-firewall/trunk/helper/utility.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3055548/web-application-firewall/trunk/helper/utility.php Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e99531c-8742-4f91-8525-65bb3cb06644?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e99531c-8742-4f91-8525-65bb3cb06644?source=cve Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-345 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.1.3 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 31, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e99531c-8742-4f91-8525-65bb3cb06644?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3055548/web-application-firewall/trunk/helper/utility.php [No types assigned] Added CWE Wordfence CWE-348 Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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