Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 13, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-22201

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.

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Affected products

Gvectors/Wpdiscuz2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <7.6.47
- (no CPE)range: 0
WordPress/Wpdiscuzllm-fuzzy
Range: <7.6.47
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz

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References

www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-ip-address-spoofing-in-getipnvdThird Party Advisory
wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/nvdProduct
wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/nvdProductRelease Notes

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