CVE-2023-1861

Limit Login Attempts <= 1.7.1 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
6.4
CVSS Score
6.4
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
1.7.2
Patched in
288d
Time to patch

Description

The Limit Login Attempts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping when displaying usernames on the log page. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever an administrator accesses the plugin's settings page.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.7.1
PublishedApril 10, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginlimit-login-attempts

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