Vulnerability · Published Mar 13, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-22201wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 - IP Address Spoofing in getIP()
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in wpDiscuz from gVectors. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-348 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- wpDiscuz Changelog patch
- wpDiscuz product
- VulnCheck Advisory: wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 - IP Address Spoofing in getIP() third-party-advisory