Limit Login Attempts Plugin up to 1.7.1 on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Limit Login Attempts Plugin up to 1.7.1 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-1912. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Limit Login Attempts Plugin up to 1.7.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 04/06/2023. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-1912 since 04/06/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Limit Login Attempts Plugin

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 171824
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-1912 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225161
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 21:44
Updated: 04/27/2025 11:38
Changes: 04/06/2023 21:44 (48), 04/23/2023 16:10 (1), 04/23/2023 16:17 (11), 06/19/2024 03:06 (21), 04/27/2025 11:38 (4)
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