CVE-2022-41155

WordPress iQ Block Country plugin <= 1.2.18 - Block BYPASS vulnerability

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Published Nov 18, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Block BYPASS vulnerability in iQ Block Country plugin <= 1.2.18 on WordPress.

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

Pascal

iQ Block Country (WordPress)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 1.2.18`	affected	≤ 1.2.18

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webence:iq_block_country:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.2.19 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-44396	Block BYPASS vulnerability in iQ Block Country plugin <= 1.2.18 on WordPress.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

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% (0.751% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/iq-block-country/wordpress-iq-block-country-plugin-1-2-18-block-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/iq-block-country/#developers

History

Feb 20, 2025 8:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-284
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Webence Iq Block Country

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Nov 18, 2022, 11:17 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved: Sep 27, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:35 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:35 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 19, 2022, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:02 AM

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