TI-2023-01797 Aliases CVE-2023-1912 GHSA-wqcw-392x-3hhr

Limit Login Attempts <= 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 39CWE-79Published 2023-04-06 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Limit Login Attempts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via its lock logging feature in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever an administrator accesses the plugin's settings page. This only works when the plugin prioritizes use of the X-FORWARDED-FOR header, which can be configured in its settings.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00789 56th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Automattic	Limit Login Attempts	up to 1.7.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Limit Login Attempts VendorAutomattic Affected up to 1.7.1 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 1.7.1	Vulnerable	Limit Login Attempts Project

cpe:2.3:a:limit_login_attempts_project:limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 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-2023-1912
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wqcw-392x-3hhr

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=551920%40limit-login-attempts%2Ftags%2F1.7.1&new=2893850%40limit-login-attempts%2Ftags%2F1.7.2

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cb8c80fc-3b51-4003-b221-6f02e74bead0?source=cve

Other 2

TI-2023-12700 Improper authentication in WooCommerce Payments WordPress Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-03453 Prototype Pollution in automattic/mongoose CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-06106 Jetpack Boost < 3.4.7 - Admin+ SSRF CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2013-01782 WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin 0.9.2.8 has a Remote PHP Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-02368 Prototype Pollution in automattic/mongoose CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-02806 Jetpack < 12.1.1 - Author+ Arbitrary File Manipulation via API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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