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CVE-2022-1581

MEDIUM 5.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
November 21, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

The WP-Polls WordPress plugin before 2.76.0 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.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown WP-Polls — Before 2.76.0
  • wp-polls_project wp-polls — Before 2.76.0

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • www.hightechdad.com https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record