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CVE-2022-1601: User Access Manager < 2.2.18 - IP Spoofing

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-08-30 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The User Access Manager WordPress plugin before 2.2.18 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible for attackers to access restricted content in certain situations.

Affected products

• User Access Manager: before 2.2.18 — fixed in 2.2.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: User Access Manager 2.2.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f6d3408c-2ceb-4a89-822b-13f5272a5fce
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f6d3408c-2ceb-4a89-822b-13f5272a5fce

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