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CVE-2022-4532

MEDIUM 6.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 17, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-348
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The LOGIN AND REGISTRATION ATTEMPTS LIMIT plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.1. This 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 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.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • krut1 LOGIN AND REGISTRATION ATTEMPTS LIMIT — Up to and including 2.1

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-attempts-limit-wp/trunk/includes/Ip.php#L41
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50421e90-ccd6-4896-8041-b99279314301?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record