PT-2023-14656 · WordPress · Hide My Wp Ghost – Security Plugin

Mohammadreza Rashidi + 1 · Published 2023-05-09 · Updated 2023-05-15 · CVE-2022-4537

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 5.0.18

Description The issue 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 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.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 5.0.18, consider restricting the use of the X-Forwarded-For header until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, review and update request logging and login restriction settings to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-345

CWE-348

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4537

Affected Products

Hide My Wp Ghost – Security Plugin

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4537 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4537 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/trunk/models/Brute.php#L132 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/63538 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/tags/5.0.18/models/Brute.php#L131 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4cf89f94-587a-4fed-a6e4-3876b7dbc9ba?source=cve · Note