WPS Limit Login < 1.4.6.1 - Authorization Bypass via IP Spoofing

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
CVE Not available
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published July 23, 2019
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Julio Potier
Description

The WPS Limit Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.4.6. This is due to flawed implementation of the get_address() method. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to run automated scripts to brute force passwords by changing the supplied IP Address in the HTTP header of the request. .

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wps-limit-login (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.6.1
Patched Version
  • 1.4.6.1
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