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)

EPSS: 0.008 (51.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.