CVE-2022-4550

User Activity <= 1.0.1 - IP Spoofing

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Published Feb 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The User Activity WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 checks headers such as the X-Forwarded-For to retrieve the IP address of the request, which could lead to IP spoofing

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

User Activity

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.0.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:user_activity_project:user_activity:*:*:*:*:*: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-2022-51885	The User Activity WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 checks headers such as the X-Forwarded-For to retrieve the IP address of the request, which could lead to IP spoofing

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

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% (0.658% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a1179959-2044-479f-a5ca-3c9ffc46d00e

History

Mar 18, 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

User Activity Project User Activity

Weaknesses

CWE-290

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 3:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Feb 27, 2023, 3:24 PM
Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 3:06 PM
Reserved: Dec 16, 2022, 9:07 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:41 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:41 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 27, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM

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