CVE-2022-4303

Published Jan 23, 2023

Last updated a year ago

Overview

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.
Source: contact@wpscan.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-290

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ciphercoin:wp_limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "CA8547CD-ED32-4EFC-8980-DD27F39842F3",
            "versionEndIncluding": "2.6.4"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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