vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-limit-failed-login-attempts: CVE-2022-4534: Use of Less Trusted Source
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Oct 7, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Oct 7, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 5.3. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address or country from logging in.
Solution
wp-limit-failed-login-attempts-plugin-cve-2022-4534
References
Rapid7 Labs
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