Limit Login Attempts < 4.0.50 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.50 does not escape the IP addresses (which can be controlled by attacker via headers such as X-Forwarded-For) of attempted logins before outputting them in the reports table, leading to an Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01582 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Limit Login Attempts (Unknown): 4.0.50
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Limit Login Attempts | 4.0.50 to before 4.0.50 | 4.0.50 | Patch available | CNA |
- Limit Login Attempts VendorUnknown Affected 4.0.50 to before 4.0.50 Fixed in 4.0.50 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:limit_login_attempts_project:limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.0.50 | Vulnerable | Limit Login Attempts Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:limit_login_attempts_project:limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.0.50 Vulnerable ·Limit Login Attempts Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Limit Login Attempts (Unknown) Fixed in 4.0.50
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24657
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-68r9-qhv3-7fgg
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-2012-05424 The Limit Login Attempts plugin before 1.7.1 for WordPress does not clear auth cookies… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-01797 Limit Login Attempts <= 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2021-24657 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24657 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-68r9-qhv3-7fgg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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