User Access Manager WordPress Plugin Prioritizes HTTP Headers Over REMOTE_ADDR, Allowing Access to Restricted Content

User Access Manager WordPress Plugin Prioritizes HTTP Headers Over REMOTE_ADDR, Allowing Access to Restricted Content

CVE-2022-1601 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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.

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