Description

The WP Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 2.6.4 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based restrictions on login forms.

Related CPE's

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ciphercoin

wp_limit_login_attempts

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wordpress

Vulnerable

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8428a5e1-dbef-4516-983f-f95605c6dd09

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8428a5e1-dbef-4516-983f-f95605c6dd09

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weaknesses

[email protected]

Primary
CWE-290

CVSS impact metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

7.5 · High

Information

Source identifier

[email protected]

Vulnerability status

Modified

Published

2023-01-23T14:15:14.207Z

3 years ago

Last modified

2025-04-02T13:15:49.113Z

11 months ago