CVE-2022-1029 json
Limit Login Attempts < 4.0.72 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-24378
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
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)
Patch / fix
- miniorange limit_login_attempts 4.0.72
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0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Limit Login Attempts - Stored Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0e74eeb4-89e2-4873-904f-ad4f25c4a8ba referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Limit Login Attempts
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/0e74eeb4-89e2-4873-904f-ad4f25c4a8ba
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-1029
- NVD CVE-2022-1029
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