CVE-2020-35589

Medium

Description

The limit-login-attempts-reloaded plugin before 2.17.4 for WordPress allows wp-admin/options-general.php?page=limit-login-attempts&tab= XSS. A malicious user can cause an administrator user to supply dangerous content to the vulnerable page, which is then reflected back to the user and executed by the web browser. The most common mechanism for delivering malicious content is to include it as a parameter in a URL that is posted publicly or e-mailed directly to victims.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.4
Exploit probability—
ProductLimitloginattempts Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
PublishedDec 21, 2020
First seenDec 21, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • limitloginattempts limit_login_attempts_reloaded2.17.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
limitloginattempts limit_login_attempts_reloadedv < 2.17.42.17.4

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