VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-1029
The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.72 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks when…
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.87%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.87%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.72 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.87% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- miniorange/limit login attempts
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0e74eeb4-89e2-4873-904f-ad4f25c4a8baExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0e74eeb4-89e2-4873-904f-ad4f25c4a8baExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.