CVE-2021-24657

MEDIUM

6.1

Description

The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.50 does not escape the IP addresses (which can be controlled by attacker via headers such as X-Forwarded-For) of attempted logins before outputting them in the reports table, leading to an Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.1

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published9/20/2021

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

limit_login_attempts_project:limit_login_attempts

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c789ca04-d88c-4789-8be1-812888f0c8f8(contact@wpscan.com)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c789ca04-d88c-4789-8be1-812888f0c8f8(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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