vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: limit-login-attempts-reloaded: CVE-2020-35589: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 14, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 14, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The limit-login-attempts-reloaded plugin before 2.17.4 for WordPress allows wp-admin/options-general.php?pageequal tolimit-login-attemptsandtabequal to 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.
Solution
limit-login-attempts-reloaded-plugin-cve-2020-35589
References
Rapid7 Labs
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