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FKIE_CVE-2022-4303

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-01-23 15:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:20

Severity

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Summary

The WP Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 2.6.4 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based restrictions on login forms.

References

	URL	Tags
	contact@wpscan.com	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8428a5e1-dbef-4516-983f-f95605c6dd09	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8428a5e1-dbef-4516-983f-f95605c6dd09	Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	ciphercoin	wp_limit_login_attempts	*

JSON

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  "affected": [
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      "affectedData": [
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          "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "WP Limit Login Attempts",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "2.6.4",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
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            }
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  ],
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  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El complemento WP Limit Login Attempts de WordPress hasta la versi\u00f3n 2.6.4 prioriza la obtenci\u00f3n de la IP de un visitante de ciertos encabezados HTTP sobre REMOTE_ADDR de PHP, lo que permite evitar las restricciones basadas en IP en los formularios de inicio de sesi\u00f3n."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2022-4303",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:20:32.270",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
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          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
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        "impactScore": 3.6,
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      ],
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    },
    {
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2022-4303 (GCVE-0-2022-4303)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-23 14:31 – Updated: 2025-04-02 14:51

Title

WP Limit Login Attempts <= 2.6.4 - IP Spoofing

Summary

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-04-02 14:50 UTC

CWE

CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Assigner

WPScan mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8428a5e1-dbef-45…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	WP Limit Login Attempts	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.6.4 (custom)

Credits

Daniel Ruf WPScan

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JSON

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        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T01:34:50.145Z",
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          }
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              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
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              "userInteraction": "NONE",
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                  }
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}

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