WPS Limit Login < 1.4.6.1 - Authorization Bypass via IP Spoofing

9.8
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published July 23, 2019
Last Updated December 5, 2022
Researcher Julio Potier - SecuPress

Description

The WPS Limit Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.4.6. This is due to flawed implementation of the get_address() method. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to run automated scripts to brute force passwords by changing the supplied IP Address in the HTTP header of the request. .

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Vulnerability Details for WPS Limit Login

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wps-limit-login (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.4.6.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 1.4.6.1
Patched Version
  • 1.4.6.1

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