XSS in Limitloginattempts Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
CVE-2020-35589
The limit-login-attempts-reloaded plugin before 2.17.4 for WordPress allows wp-admin/options-general.php?page=limit-login-attempts&tab= XSS. A malicious user can cause an administrator user to supply dangerous content to the vulnerable page, which is then reflected back to the user and executed by the web browser. The most common mechanism for delivering malicious content is to include it as a parameter in a URL that is posted publicly or e-mailed directly to victims.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-limit-login-attempts-reloaded/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/ (Product, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-35589?
- CVE-2020-35589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Limitloginattempts Limit Login Attempts Reloaded, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-12-21.
- How severe is CVE-2020-35589?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-35589 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.