PT-2024-11697 · WordPress · Login/Registration Attempts Limit

Mohammadreza Rashidi + 1 · Published 2024-08-17 · Updated 2024-08-19 · CVE-2022-4532

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LOGIN AND REGISTRATION ATTEMPTS LIMIT plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.1

Description The issue is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address from logging in.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.1, consider restricting access to the X-Forwarded-For header to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, review and adjust the IP address logging and login restriction settings to account for potential spoofing.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-348

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4532

Affected Products

Login/Registration Attempts Limit

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4532 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/3386 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-attempts-limit-wp/trunk/includes/Ip.php#L41 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/91017 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50421e90-ccd6-4896-8041-b99279314301?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1824715658774671514 · Twitter Post