VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-1861
The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 1.7.2 does not sanitize and escape usernames when outputting them back in the logs dashboard, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 28.8%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 1.7.2 does not sanitize and escape usernames when outputting them back in the logs dashboard, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 28.80% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- limit login attempts project/limit login attempts
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/461cbcca-aed7-4c92-ba35-ebabf4fcd810Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/461cbcca-aed7-4c92-ba35-ebabf4fcd810Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.