iQ Block Country < 1.2.20 - Protection Bypass due to IP Spoofing
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The iQ Block Country WordPress plugin before 1.2.20 does not properly checks HTTP headers in order to validate the origin IP address, allowing threat actors to bypass it's block feature by spoofing the headers.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0126 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed iQ Block Country (Unknown): 1.2.20
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | iQ Block Country | before 1.2.20 | 1.2.20 | Patch available | CNA |
- iQ Block Country VendorUnknown Affected before 1.2.20 Fixed in 1.2.20 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iQ Block Country (Unknown) Fixed in 1.2.20
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1762
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78xv-3xpm-3hcq
References
More Webence Iq Block Country vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-19674 WordPress iQ Block Country plugin <= 1.2.18 - Block BYPASS vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-00181 iQ Block Country < 1.2.13 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Deletion via Zip Slip CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2021-14965 WordPress iQ Block Country plugin <= 1.2.11 - Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-1762 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1762 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-78xv-3xpm-3hcq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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