Unauthenticated access bypass via spoofed IP headers
Published Sep 26, 2022 · Updated May 21, 2025
Authentication bypass in 10up Restricted Site Access before 7.3.2 allows remote attackers to access IP-restricted WordPress content. The get_client_ip_address method accepts client-controlled forwarding headers before PHP's REMOTE_ADDR and compares the resulting address against the configured IP allow list. Exploitation requires an enabled site restriction and an allow-listed address supplied in a trusted header; it exposes restricted front-end content without administrative access.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in 10up Restricted Site Access before 7.3.2 allows remote attackers to access IP-restricted WordPress content. The get_client_ip_address method accepts client-controlled forwarding headers before PHP's REMOTE_ADDR and compares the resulting address against the configured IP allow list. Exploitation requires an enabled site restriction and an allow-listed address supplied in a trusted header; it exposes restricted front-end content without administrative access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-1613
- Published
- Sep 26, 2022
- Updated
- May 21, 2025
- Vendor
- 10up
- Product
- Restricted Site Access
- Classifications
- CWE-639, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 26, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=7.3.2 <7.3.2
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What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan IP spoofing proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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