CVE-2023-1861

Limit Login Attempts < 1.7.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS

Published May 2, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 28.8% KEV · Not listed
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

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-24063 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
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Jan 30, 2025, 3:01 PM
Reserved
Apr 5, 2023, 7:37 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 2, 2023, 8:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:28 AM