vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: miniorange-limit-login-attempts: CVE-2021-24657: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 23, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 23, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
miniorange-limit-login-attempts-plugin-cve-2021-24657
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