WP Limit Login Attempts < 2.0.1 - SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2015-6829
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published September 5, 2015
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Scott Arciszewski
Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the getip function in wp-limit-login-attempts.php in the WP Limit Login Attempts plugin before 2.0.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) X-Forwarded-For or (2) Client-IP HTTP header.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-limit-login-attempts (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.1
Patched Version
  • 2.0.1
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