CVE-2022-4539

Web Application Firewall <= 2.1.2 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass

Published Aug 31, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Web Application Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address or country from logging in.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-51874 The Web Application Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address or country from logging in.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-345
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Miniorange
Miniorange web Application Firewall
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Miniorange
Miniorange web Application Firewall
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Web Application Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address or country from logging in.
Title Web Application Firewall <= 2.1.2 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-348
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:35 PM
Reserved
Dec 16, 2022, 2:14 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 31, 2024, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM