CVE-2022-1581

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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 certain situations.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	WP-Polls	< 2.76.0

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 21, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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