CVE-2022-4532
WordPress LOGIN AND REGISTRATION ATTEMPTS LIMIT IP Address Spoofing
Description
The LOGIN AND REGISTRATION ATTEMPTS LIMIT plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.1. 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 from logging in.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 17, 2024, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 19, 2024, 1 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.5
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The LOGIN AND REGISTRATION ATTEMPTS LIMIT plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.1. 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 from logging in. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50421e90-ccd6-4896-8041-b99279314301?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-attempts-limit-wp/trunk/includes/Ip.php#L41 [No types assigned] Added CWE Wordfence CWE-348 Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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