CVE-2022-1762

iQ Block Country < 1.2.20 - Protection Bypass due to IP Spoofing

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The iQ Block Country WordPress plugin before 1.2.20 does not properly checks HTTP headers in order to validate the origin IP address, allowing threat actors to bypass it's block feature by spoofing the headers.

El plugin iQ Block Country de WordPress versiones hasta 1.2.13, no comprueba correctamente los encabezados HTTP para comprobar la dirección IP de origen, lo que permite a actores de amenazas omitir su función de bloqueo al suplantar los encabezados

The iQ Block Country WordPress plugin through 1.2.13 does not properly checks HTTP headers in order to validate the origin IP address, allowing threat actors to bypass it's block feature by spoofing the headers.

*Credits: Daniel Ruf, WPScan

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-05-17 CVE Reserved
2022-05-17 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
2025-01-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/03254977-37cc-4365-979b-326f9637be85	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Webence Search vendor "Webence"		Iq Block Country Search vendor "Webence" for product "Iq Block Country"				<= 1.2.13 Search vendor "Webence" for product "Iq Block Country" and version " <= 1.2.13"		wordpress		Affected