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CVE-2022-1614: The WP-EMail WordPress plugin before 2.69.0 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based anti-spamming restrictions.

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

The WP-EMail WordPress plugin before 2.69.0 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based anti-spamming restrictions.

Package
wp-email (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.69.0
Fixed in
2.69.0
Severity
high  CVSS 7.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (67.6th percentile)
Published
2022-06-20
Source
nvd

References

CWE-639
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