PT-2023-32155 · WordPress · Limit-Login-Attempts-Reloaded

Alex Sanford · Published 2023-11-27 · Updated 2024-10-01 · CVE-2023-5525

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Limit Login Attempts Reloaded WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.25.26

Description The issue is related to missing authorization on the toggle auto update AJAX action. This allows any user with a valid nonce to toggle the auto-update status of the plugin.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.25.26, update to version 2.25.26 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the toggle auto update AJAX action to prevent unauthorized changes to the plugin's auto-update status.

Exploit

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5525

Affected Products

Limit-Login-Attempts-Reloaded

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/654bad15-1c88-446a-b28b-5a412cc0399d · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5525 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5525 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/96695 · Telegram Post