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1 vulnerability by GuardGiant Brute Force Protection

CVE-2023-48764 (GCVE-0-2023-48764)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-19 20:39 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08
VLAI?
Title
WordPress WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Brute Force Attacks Plugin <= 2.2.5 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in GuardGiant Brute Force Protection WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Brute Force Attacks.This issue affects WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Brute Force Attacks: from n/a through 2.2.5.
Severity ?
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GuardGiant Brute Force Protection WordPress Brute Force Protection – Stop Brute Force Attacks Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.2.5 (custom)
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Credits
Mika (Patchstack Alliance)
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