VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-4529

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-09-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

The Security, Antivirus, Firewall – S.A.F plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. 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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-348: Use of Less Trusted Source

Primary references