CVE-2023-1912

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None
Description
The Limit Login Attempts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via its lock logging feature in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever an administrator accesses the plugin's settings page. This only works when the plugin prioritizes use of the X-FORWARDED-FOR header, which can be configured in its settings.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2023-1912
  • Assigner
  • security@wordfence.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2023-04-06T15:15:08
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-04-12T19:15:07
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-79 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:limit_login_attempts_project:limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* 1 OR 1.7.1
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171824/WordPress-Limit-Login-Attempts-1.7.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=551920%40limit-login-attempts%2Ftags%2F1.7.1&new=2893850%40limit-login-attempts%2Ftags%2F1.7.2 Patch
https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2018/03/09/one-of-the-ten-most-popular-wordpress-plugins-isnt-needed-and-introduces-a-vulnerability-on-some-websites-using-it/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cb8c80fc-3b51-4003-b221-6f02e74bead0?source=cve Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1912
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1912
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2023-04-17 04:16:55 Added to TrackCVE
2023-04-17 04:16:57 Weakness Enumeration new