CVE-2022-4537 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-4537 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 09/05/2023 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: johndarrel | Product: Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-4537 Description

The Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 5.0.18. 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 from logging in.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 6.5 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: CWE-348 Use of Less Trusted Source
Source: johndarrel

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).