vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-limit-failed-login-attempts: CVE-2022-0787: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 2, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 2, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
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
Solution
wp-limit-failed-login-attempts-plugin-cve-2022-0787
References
Rapid7 Labs
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