vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: limit-login-attempts: CVE-2023-1912: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Apr 6, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 6, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
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.
Solution
limit-login-attempts-plugin-cve-2023-1912
References
Rapid7 Labs
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