Vulnerability · Published Oct 8, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-4534Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 5.3 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) from wp-buy. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wp-buy | Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) | 0 – through 5.3 |
Weakness: CWE-348 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N