CVE-2022-4534
Oct. 10, 2024, 12:56 p.m.
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CVSS Score
Product(s) Impacted
Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) plugin for WordPress
- up to 5.3
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.
Weaknesses
CWE-348
Use of Less Trusted Source
The product has two different sources of the same data or information, but it uses the source that has less support for verification, is less trusted, or is less resistant to attack.
CWE ID: 348Date
Published: Oct. 8, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 10, 2024, 12:56 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
security@wordfence.com
CVSS Data
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
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Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
MEDIUMCVSS Vector String
The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.
View Vector StringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N