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Plugin · wp-limit-failed-login-attempts
Limit Login Attempts
3 known vulnerabilities on record. Add your version above to see which ones affect you.
Dec 13, 2024Limit Login Attempts: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVE-2024-54234 · affects up to 5.5 · reported by PatchstackCritical 9.3
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in wp-buy Limit Login Attempts wp-limit-failed-login-attempts allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Limit Login Attempts: from n/a through <= 5.5.
Oct 8, 2024Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection): IP Address SpoofingCVE-2022-4534 · affects up to 5.3 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
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.
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Mar 28, 2022Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection): Does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via AJAX actions (available to unauthenticated users)CVE-2022-0787 · fixed in 5.1 · reported by WPScanCritical 9.8
The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) WordPress plugin before 5.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via AJAX actions (available to unauthenticated users), leading to SQL Injections
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