Vulnerability CVE-2022-1581
Published: 2022-11-21

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.

Type:

CWE-639

 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

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