Authentication bypass in WordPress Login Lockdown plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-290.
Summary
The WebFactory Login Lockdown WordPress plugin through 2.17 contains an authentication bypass caused by spoofing (CWE-290). An unauthenticated remote attacker can get past the plugin's login protection under high attack complexity, with limited impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Unauthenticated Bypass Vulnerability in Login Lockdown <= 2.17 versions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| webfactory | Login Lockdown | up to 2.17 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Login Lockdown Vendorwebfactory Affected up to 2.17 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Login Lockdown.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97308
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-hg86-gcr3-6jqr
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-97308 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97308 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hg86-gcr3-6jqr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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