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CVE-2022-1581: WP-Polls < 2.76.0 - IP Validation Bypass

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-11-21 · updated 2026-06-17

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.

Affected products

• WP-Polls: before 2.76.0 — fixed in 2.76.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP-Polls 2.76.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2
• https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2
• https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/

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