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Limit Login Attempts vulnerabilities
Limit Login Attempts has 6 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 2 May 2023.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 6
- Active installs
- 300,000+
- Latest version
- 1.7.2
- Last updated
- 4 Apr 2023
- Most recent
- 2 May 2023
No fixed version has been published yet, so consider disabling, removing or replacing the plugin until a safe release is available.
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-2023-1861 | Medium 5.4 | Up to 1.7.2 | No fixed version yet | 2 May 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-1912 | High 7.2 | Up to 1.7.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 1.7.2) | 6 Apr 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-1029 | Medium 4.8 | Before 4.0.72 | Fixed in 4.0.72 | 27 Jun 2022 |
| SQL injection CVE-2022-0787 | Critical 9.8 | Before 5.1 | Fixed in 5.1 | 28 Mar 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24657 | Medium 6.1 | Before 4.0.50 | Fixed in 4.0.50 | 20 Sep 2021 |
| Authentication bypass CVE-2012-10001 | Critical 9.8 | Before 1.7.1 | Fixed in 1.7.1 | 6 Jan 2021 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2023-1861, 2 May 2023
- The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 1.7.2 does not sanitize and escape usernames when outputting them back in the logs dashboard, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks CVE record
- CVE-2023-1912, 6 Apr 2023
- The Limit Login Attempts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via its lock logging feature in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever an administrator accesses the plugin's settings page. This only works when the plugin prioritizes use of the X-FORWARDED-FOR header, which can be configured in its settings. CVE record
- CVE-2022-1029, 27 Jun 2022
- The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.72 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html is disallowed (for example in multisite setup) CVE record
- CVE-2022-0787, 28 Mar 2022
- The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) WordPress plugin before 5.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via AJAX actions (available to unauthenticated users), leading to SQL Injections CVE record
- CVE-2021-24657, 20 Sep 2021
- The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.50 does not escape the IP addresses (which can be controlled by attacker via headers such as X-Forwarded-For) of attempted logins before outputting them in the reports table, leading to an Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. CVE record
- CVE-2012-10001, 6 Jan 2021
- The Limit Login Attempts plugin before 1.7.1 for WordPress does not clear auth cookies upon a lockout, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force authentication attempts. CVE record
What to do if you run Limit Login Attempts
If you run Limit Login Attempts, 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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