CVE-2023-1912CWE-79

Limit Login Attempts <= 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

High · published April 6, 2023

CVSS v3.1
7.2
EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00789 · 55.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2023-04-06T14:37Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 APR 14:37Z
    Limit Login Attempts <= 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
    cvelistv5