Vulnerability in Limitloginattempts Limit_login_attempts_reloaded

CVE-2020-35590

LimitLoginAttempts.php in the limit-login-attempts-reloaded plugin before 2.17.4 for WordPress allows a bypass of (per IP address) rate limits because the X-Forwarded-For header can be forged. When the plugin is configured to accept an arb…

EPSS: 0.043 (90.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35590?
CVE-2020-35590 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Limitloginattempts Limit_login_attempts_reloaded, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-35590?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-35590 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.