WP-Polls < 2.76.0 - IP Validation Bypass

published 2022-11-21 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-24872

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Unknown WP-Polls 2.76.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-04-30)

Exploit prediction

0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
hightechdad.com https://www.hightechdad.com/2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

Unknown WP-Polls

Classification

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wpscan.com /vulnerability/c1896ab9-9585-40e2-abbf-ef5153b3c6b2
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
hightechdad.com /2009/12/21/warning-wp-polls-wordpress-poll-plugin-can-be-exploited/
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-1581
NVD CVE-2022-1581

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary