CVE-2022-4303 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2023-01-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP Limit Login Attempts

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 2.6.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ciphercoin:wp_limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-51659	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00099.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8428a5e1-dbef-4516-983f-f95605c6dd09

History

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ciphercoin Wp Limit Login Attempts

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-01-23T14:31:49.652Z

Updated: 2025-04-02T14:51:02.032Z

Reserved: 2022-12-06T10:36:10.658Z

Link: CVE-2022-4303

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:34:50.145Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-23T15:15:14.207

Modified: 2025-04-02T15:15:49.113

Link: CVE-2022-4303

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-290

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