Description

WordPress Plugin Limit Login Attempts is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently keep trying "auth cookies" even during lockout enforcement. WordPress Plugin Limit Login Attempts versions 1.6.2 and 1.7.0 are the only ones vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.7.1 or latest

References

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scary-limit-login-attempts-lockout-bypassed

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-hacked-1

https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts/changelog/

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Severity

High

Classification

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

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass