Limit Login Attempts <= 1.7.1 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Strategic Overview
<= 1.7.1CVE-2023-1861Vulnerability Overview
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.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.7.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
External References
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