CVE-2023-1912
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.79% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- limit login attempts project/limit login attempts
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=551920%40limit-login-attempts%2Ftags%2F1.7.1&new=2893850%40limit-login-attempts%2Ftags%2F1.7.2Patch
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2018/03/09/one-of-the-ten-most-popular-wordpress-plugins-isnt-needed-and-introduces-a-vulnerability-on-some-websites-using-it/
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/04/update-now-severe-vulnerability-impacting-600000-sites-patched-in-limit-login-attempts/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cb8c80fc-3b51-4003-b221-6f02e74bead0?source=cveThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171824/WordPress-Limit-Login-Attempts-1.7.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=551920%40limit-login-attempts%2Ftags%2F1.7.1&new=2893850%40limit-login-attempts%2Ftags%2F1.7.2Patch
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2018/03/09/one-of-the-ten-most-popular-wordpress-plugins-isnt-needed-and-introduces-a-vulnerability-on-some-websites-using-it/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cb8c80fc-3b51-4003-b221-6f02e74bead0?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.