MEDIUM
wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 - IP Address Spoofing in getIP()
Published Mar 13, 2026
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.15%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<7.6.47
- Version 7.6.47StatusunaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/ product
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers patchProductRelease Notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-ip-address-spoofing-in-getip third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/ | product | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers | patchProductRelease Notes | |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-ip-address-spoofing-in-getip | third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner VulnCheck
Published Mar 13, 2026
Updated Mar 13, 2026
Reserved Jan 6, 2026
Link CVE-2026-22201
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Mar 13, 2026