CVE-2026-22201

low-risk
Published 2026-03-13

wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains an IP spoofing vulnerability in the getIP() function that allows attackers to bypass IP-based rate limiting and ban enforcement by trusting untrusted HTTP headers. Attackers can set HTTP_CLIENT_IP or HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR headers to spoof their IP address and circumvent security controls.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Gvectors

References (3)

Product https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/
Product https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers
Third Party Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-ip-address-spoofing-in-geti...
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low-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal