vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: restricted-site-access: CVE-2022-1613: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Aug 31, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 31, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Restricted Site Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 7.3.1
due to prioritizing getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR. This makes it possible to bypass IP-based limitations in certain situations.
due to prioritizing getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR. This makes it possible to bypass IP-based limitations in certain situations.
Solution
restricted-site-access-plugin-cve-2022-1613
References
Rapid7 Labs
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