CVE-2026-22201

MEDIUM EPSS 4.8%
Published Mar 13, 20263mo ago · Modified Mar 17, 20263mo ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Mar 13, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Mar 17, 2026 3mo ago

Description

wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains an IP spoofing vulnerability in the getIP() function that allows attackers to bypass IP-based rate limiting and ban enforcement by trusting untrusted HTTP headers. Attackers can set HTTP_CLIENT_IP or HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR headers to spoof their IP address and circumvent security controls.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.9
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
4.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-348

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
gvectorswpdiscuz* <7.6.47

References 3

  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/
    Product
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers
    ProductRelease Notes
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-ip-address-spoofing-in-getip
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.