CVE-2022-1762
iQ Block Country <= 1.2.13 - Protection Bypass due to IP Spoofing
mediumAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
5.3
CVSS Score
5.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
1.2.17
Patched in
616d
Time to patch
Description
The iQ Block Country WordPress plugin through 1.2.13 does not properly checks HTTP headers in order to validate the origin IP address, allowing threat actors to bypass it's block feature by spoofing the headers.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=1.2.13PublishedMay 17, 2022
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginiq-block-country
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