What is CVE-2022-4303?

CVE-2022-4303 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ciphercoin Wp Limit Login Attempts, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-4303?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-4303 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ciphercoin Wp Limit Login Attempts

CVE-2022-4303

The WP Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 2.6.4 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based restrictions on login forms.

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ciphercoin Wp_limit_login_attempts
Unknown Wp Limit Login Attempts — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-290 — Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4303?: CVE-2022-4303 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ciphercoin Wp Limit Login Attempts, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-4303?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4303 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.