Limit Login Attempts < 1.7.2 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 1.7.2 does not sanitize and escape usernames when outputting them back in the logs dashboard, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.28799 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Limit Login Attempts | up to 1.7.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Limit Login Attempts VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.7.2 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:*:* | up to 1.7.2 | Vulnerable | Limit Login Attempts Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:limit_login_attempts_project:limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Limit Login Attempts Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1861
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvp8-3787-qggj
References
More Limit Login Attempts Project Limit Login Attempts vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2021-06939 Limit Login Attempts < 4.0.50 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-1861 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1861 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rvp8-3787-qggj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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