Description
The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) WordPress plugin before 5.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via AJAX actions (available to unauthenticated users), leading to SQL Injections
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) | 5.1 – < 5.1 | 5.1 |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) < 5.1 - SQL Injection http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0787.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.