The Limit Login Attempts Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via its lock logging feature in versions up to, and including, 1.4 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 vulnerability is a high severity with CVSS 7.2 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Limit Login Attempts Plus – WordPress Limit Login Attempts By Felix. It affects Versions up to 1.0.9 and is fixed in 1.1.0.
the tracked vulnerability is tracked for the Plugin Limit Login Attempts Plus – WordPress Limit Login Attempts By Felix as high severity with CVSS 7.2. The affected range is Versions up to 1.0.9. Update Limit Login Attempts Plus – WordPress Limit Login Attempts By Felix to 1.1.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
limit-login-attempts-plus
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | No linked CVE entry. |
| Patched Versions |
1.1.0
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.0.9
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Limit Login Attempts Plus <= 1.1.0 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass
Limit Login Attempts Plus <= 1.0.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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