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WP-Polls < 2.76.0 - IP Validation Bypass

Description

The plugin prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based limitations to vote in certain situations.

Affects Plugins

wp-polls
Fixed in version 2.76.0

References

CVE
CVE-2022-1581
URL
https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/

Classification

Type

BYPASS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher

Daniel Ruf

Submitter

Daniel Ruf

Submitter website
https://daniel-ruf.de
Verified

Yes

WPVDB ID
c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2

Timeline

Publicly Published

2022-10-31 (about 3 months ago)

Added

2022-10-31 (about 3 months ago)

Last Updated

2022-10-31 (about 3 months ago)

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