Vulnerability · Published May 2, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-1861Limit Login Attempts < 1.7.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Limit Login Attempts from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 28.8% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)28.8%top 1.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Limit Login Attempts | 0 – through 1.7.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/461cbcca-aed7-4c92-ba35-ebabf4fcd810 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description