VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-0787
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
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 8.63%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.63% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- limit login attempts project/limit login attempts
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/69329a8a-2cbe-4f99-a367-b152bd85b3ddExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/69329a8a-2cbe-4f99-a367-b152bd85b3ddExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.