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TI-2022-04141 Aliases CVE-2022-4534GHSA-jmpj-w6q2-9wpp

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 5.3 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass

Priority LOW 30CWE-348Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 5.3. 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 or country from logging in.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00341 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wp-buyLimit Login Attempts (Spam Protection)up to 5.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) Vendorwp-buy Affected up to 5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wp-buy:limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——wp-buy
  • cpe:2.3:a:wp-buy:limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·wp-buy

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4534
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmpj-w6q2-9wpp

References

Other 3

  • TI-2022-03943 Login as User or Customer < 3.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Admin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-06199 WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click (premium) < 15.3 - Open Redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-06631 Login as User or Customer <= 3.8 - Admin Account Takeover CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
  • TI-2024-06202 WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click (premium) <= 15.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2023-28136 WordPress Login as User or Customer plugin <= 3.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-36323 WordPress Limit Login Attempts plugin <= 5.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
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Sources

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