CVE-2022-4534

MEDIUM EPSS 25.0%
Published Oct 8, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Description

The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 5.3. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address or country from logging in.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
25.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-348

References 3

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-limit-failed-login-attempts/tags/5.3/login.php#L466
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3163023/
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/561ec1b2-ee26-4e0c-b437-d70b04be5b4c?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.