PT-2023-14686 · WordPress · User Activity

Rezaduty · Published 2023-02-27 · Updated 2025-03-18 · CVE-2022-4550

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV: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.

Exploit

Fix

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-290

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4550

Affected Products

User Activity

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a1179959-2044-479f-a5ca-3c9ffc46d00e · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4550 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4550 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/115150 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/45067 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/46751 · Telegram Post