Vulnerability in Krut1 Login And Registration Attempts Limit
CVE-2022-4532
The LOGIN AND REGISTRATION ATTEMPTS LIMIT plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.1. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address from logging in.
EPSS: 0.002 (11.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Krut1 Login And Registration Attempts Limit — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4532?
- CVE-2022-4532 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Krut1 Login And Registration Attempts Limit, classified under CWE-348. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4532?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4532 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.