Limit Login Attempts <= 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

2023-04-06 00:00
Marco Wotschka

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.7.2
Affected PluginLimit Login Attempts
Affected Version<= 1.7.1
CVSS7.2High
CVECVE-2023-1912
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Vulnerability Overview

The Limit Login Attempts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via its lock logging feature in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1 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 only works when the plugin prioritizes use of the X-FORWARDED-FOR header, which can be configured in its settings.

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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