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Limit Login Attempts Security vulnerabilities
Limit Login Attempts Security has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 11 Jan 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Active installs
- 1m+
- Latest version
- 3.3.10
- Last updated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 11 Jan 2024
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-6934 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 2.25.26 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.3.10) | 11 Jan 2024 |
| Broken access control CVE-2023-5525 | Medium 4.3 | Before 2.25.26 | Fixed in 2.25.26 | 27 Nov 2023 |
| Security weakness CVE-2020-35590 | Critical 9.8 | Before 2.17.4 | Fixed in 2.17.4 | 21 Dec 2020 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2020-35589 | Medium 5.4 | Before 2.17.4 | Fixed in 2.17.4 | 21 Dec 2020 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2023-6934, 11 Jan 2024
- The Limit Login Attempts Reloaded plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 2.25.26 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2023-5525, 27 Nov 2023
- The Limit Login Attempts Reloaded WordPress plugin before 2.25.26 is missing authorization on the `toggle_auto_update` AJAX action, allowing any user with a valid nonce to toggle the auto-update status of the plugin. CVE record
- CVE-2020-35590, 21 Dec 2020
- LimitLoginAttempts.php in the limit-login-attempts-reloaded plugin before 2.17.4 for WordPress allows a bypass of (per IP address) rate limits because the X-Forwarded-For header can be forged. When the plugin is configured to accept an arbitrary header for the client source IP address, a malicious user is not limited to perform a brute force attack, because the client IP header accepts any arbitrary string. When randomizing the header input, the login count does not ever reach the maximum allowed retries. CVE record
- CVE-2020-35589, 21 Dec 2020
- The limit-login-attempts-reloaded plugin before 2.17.4 for WordPress allows wp-admin/options-general.php?page=limit-login-attempts&tab= XSS. A malicious user can cause an administrator user to supply dangerous content to the vulnerable page, which is then reflected back to the user and executed by the web browser. The most common mechanism for delivering malicious content is to include it as a parameter in a URL that is posted publicly or e-mailed directly to victims. CVE record
What to do if you run Limit Login Attempts Security
If you run Limit Login Attempts Security, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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