CVE-2026-118202

Limit Login Attempts Reloaded < 3.4.1 - Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via Malformed X-Forwarded-For Header

Published Nov 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Limit Login Attempts Security WordPress plugin before 3.4.1 does not confirm that its two-factor authentication step succeeded before completing a login and treats a failure to build that step as success, so an attacker who holds a protected user's password can bypass the second factor by sending a request header that breaks the step.

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions limit Login Attempts Reloaded
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions limit Login Attempts Reloaded
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Weaknesses CWE-287
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Description The Limit Login Attempts Security WordPress plugin before 3.4.1 does not confirm that its two-factor authentication step succeeded before completing a login and treats a failure to build that step as success, so an attacker who holds a protected user's password can bypass the second factor by sending a request header that breaks the step.
Title Limit Login Attempts Reloaded < 3.4.1 - Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via Malformed X-Forwarded-For Header
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Nov 9, 2026, 2:12 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2026, 7:04 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 9, 2026, 7:17 AM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 4:28 PM