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CVE-2022-1581: 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 certa

medium Affects wp-polls (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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 certa

Package
wp-polls (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.76.0
Fixed in
2.76.0
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (53.0th percentile)
Published
2022-11-21
Source
nvd

References

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