Description
The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.72 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Limit Login Attempts | 4.0.72 – < 4.0.72 | 4.0.72 |
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 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1029.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.