Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-4537
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.
Products affected by CVE-2022-4537
- cpe:2.3:a:wpplugins:hide_my_wp_ghost:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-4537
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 35 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-4537
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
3.9
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2.5
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NIST | |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
3.9
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2.5
|
Wordfence |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-4537
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The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product has two different sources of the same data or information, but it uses the source that has less support for verification, is less trusted, or is less resistant to attack.Assigned by: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2022-4537
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/tags/5.0.18/models/Brute.php#L131
Brute.php in hide-my-wp/tags/5.0.18/models – WordPress Plugin RepositoryProduct
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4cf89f94-587a-4fed-a6e4-3876b7dbc9ba?source=cve
Third Party Advisory
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/trunk/models/Brute.php#L132
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