Limit Login Attempts: Cross-site scripting
Limit Login Attempts is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Limit Login Attempts
- Plugin slug
limit-login-attempts- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Apr 06, 2023
This CVE was published Apr 06, 2023 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Limit Login Attempts to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
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 / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary and upstream sources
- NVD record for CVE-2023-1912
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Upstream reference pluginvulnerabilities.com
- Wordfence advisory wordfence.com
- Wordfence advisory wordfence.com
- Upstream reference packetstormsecurity.com
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Upstream reference pluginvulnerabilities.com
- Wordfence advisory wordfence.com