The Limit Login Attempts plugin before 1.7.1 for WordPress does not clear auth cookies…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The Limit Login Attempts plugin before 1.7.1 for WordPress does not clear auth cookies upon a lockout, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force authentication attempts.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02535 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:limit_login_attempts_project:limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.7.1 | Vulnerable | Limit Login Attempts Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:limit_login_attempts_project:limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·Limit Login Attempts Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-10001
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vrm-6rhq-6qv9
References
More Limit Login Attempts Project Limit Login Attempts vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01748 Limit Login Attempts < 1.7.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-00696 Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) < 5.1 - Unauthenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-01797 Limit Login Attempts <= 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-06939 Limit Login Attempts < 4.0.50 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2012-10001 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-10001 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5vrm-6rhq-6qv9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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