CVE-2020-35590
WordPress LimitLoginAttempts.php CSRF/IP Spoofing
Description
LimitLoginAttempts.php in the limit-login-attempts-reloaded plugin before 2.17.4 for WordPress allows a bypass of (per IP address) rate limits because the X-Forwarded-For header can be forged. When the plugin is configured to accept an arbitrary header for the client source IP address, a malicious user is not limited to perform a brute force attack, because the client IP header accepts any arbitrary string. When randomizing the header input, the login count does not ever reach the maximum allowed retries.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 21, 2020, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:27 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-35590
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-35590 has a 3 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-35590.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-limit-login-attempts-reloaded/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/#developers | Product Third Party Advisory |
| https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-limit-login-attempts-reloaded/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/#developers | Product Third Party Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-35590 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-35590
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
None
Brute-force tool for WordPress Plugin Limit Login Attempts Reloaded >=2.13.0 - Login Limit Bypass (CVE-2020-35590)
Python
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-35590 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-35590 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-limit-login-attempts-reloaded/ Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/#developers -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-limit-login-attempts-reloaded/ No Types Assigned https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-limit-login-attempts-reloaded/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/#developers Product, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-307 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:limitloginattempts:limit_login_attempts_reloaded:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.17.4
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
42.85 }} -21.31%
score
0.97207
percentile