PT-2023-14686
CVE-2022-4550
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Published
2023-02-27
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Updated
2025-03-18
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
User Activity WordPress plugin versions 1.0.1 and earlier
Description
The issue concerns the way the plugin checks headers, such as the X-Forwarded-For, to retrieve the IP address of a request. This could potentially lead to IP spoofing.
Recommendations
For versions 1.0.1 and earlier, consider updating to a version that properly validates IP addresses to prevent spoofing.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive areas of the plugin that rely on IP address verification until a patch is available.
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