CVE-2022-4532
LOGIN AND REGISTRATION ATTEMPTS LIMIT<= 2.1 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-348 |
| Vendor | krut1 |
| Product | login and registration attempts limit |
| Published | Aug 17, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
krut1 / LOGIN AND REGISTRATION ATTEMPTS LIMIT
0 ≤ 2.1
References
Credits
Mohammadreza Rashidi