CVE-2023-1861
Limit Login Attempts < 1.7.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.4 Medium
- Published
- May 2, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 30, 2025
- Reserved
- Apr 5, 2023
Description
The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 1.7.2 does not sanitize and escape usernames when outputting them back in the logs dashboard, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Limit Login AttemptsUnknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/461cbcca-aed7-4c92-ba35-ebabf4fcd810exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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