CVE-2026-22201wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains an IP spoofing vulnerability in the getIP() function that allows attackers to bypass IP-based rate limiting and ban enforcement by trusting untrusted HTTP headers.
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wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains an IP spoofing vulnerability in the getIP() function that allows attackers to bypass IP-based rate limiting and ban enforcement by trusting untrusted HTTP headers. Attackers can set HTTP_CLIENT_IP or HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR headers to spoof their IP address and circumvent security controls.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-348
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
gvectors wpdiscuz gvectors:wpdiscuz | before 7.6.47 | NVD |
References
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/product
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developersproduct, release-notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-ip-address-spoofing-in-getipthird-party-advisory
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