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CVE-2022-4534

MEDIUM 5.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 8, 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:N/I:L/A:N

Description

The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 5.3. 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 or country from logging in.

Affected WordPress components

  • Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) Plugin · wp-limit-failed-login-attempts
    Confirmed match Abandoned
    Up to and including 5.3
    View on WordPress.org

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

  • wp-buy Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) — Up to and including 5.3
  • wp-buy limit_login_attempts — Up to and including 5.3

References