CVE-2022-1581

WP-Polls < 2.76.0 - IP Validation Bypass

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Published Nov 21, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP-Polls

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.76.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp-polls_project:wp-polls:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-24872	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.698% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2
https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/

History

Apr 30, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wp-polls Project Wp-polls

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 30, 2025, 3:00 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Nov 21, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 30, 2025, 3:00 PM
Reserved: May 4, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:10 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:10 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:22 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 21, 2022, 11:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:22 AM

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