Description

WordPress Plugin Limit Login Attempts Reloaded is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently bypass the rate limiting service. WordPress Plugin Limit Login Attempts Reloaded version 2.7.4 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.8.0 or latest

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46672

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152433/WordPress-Limit-Login-Attempts-Reloaded-2.7.4-Bypass.html

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass