CVE-2022-4100 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-4100

WP Cerber Security <= 9.4 - IP Protection Bypass

Vulnerability Description

The WP Cerber Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Protection bypass in versions up to, and including 9.4 due to the plugin improperly checking for a visitor's IP address. This makes it possible for an attacker whose IP address has been blocked to bypass this control by setting the X-Forwarded-For: HTTP header to an IP Address that hasn't been blocked.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • chihyu

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 31st, 2024
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-693

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1562 Impair Defenses
Defense Evasion
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material
Defense Evasion
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact