CVE-2026-22201

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.3

Exploit probability—

ProductGvectors Wpdiscuz

PublishedMar 13, 2026

First seenMar 13, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-348CWE-348

How to fix

Update

gvectors wpdiscuz7.6.47 or later

Patches

wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
gvectors wpdiscuz	v < 7.6.47	7.6.47

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