Description
The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.50 does not escape the IP addresses (which can be controlled by attacker via headers such as X-Forwarded-For) of attempted logins before outputting them in the reports table, leading to an Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Published: 2021-09-20
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-11569 The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.50 does not escape the IP addresses (which can be controlled by attacker via headers such as X-Forwarded-For) of attempted logins before outputting them in the reports table, leading to an Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
History

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Limit Login Attempts < 4.0.50 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Limit Login Attempts < 4.0.50 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Subscriptions

Limit Login Attempts Project Limit Login Attempts
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:35:20.431Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24657

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-20T10:15:09.683

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:53:30.347

Link: CVE-2021-24657

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses