XSS in Miniorange Limit Login Attempts
CVE-2022-1029
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)
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Miniorange Limit Login Attempts
- Limit Login Attempts — versions 4.0.72
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/0e74eeb4-89e2-4873-904f-ad4f25c4a8ba (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1029?
- CVE-2022-1029 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Miniorange Limit Login Attempts, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-06-27.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1029?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1029 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.