What is CVE-2022-4533?

CVE-2022-4533 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Devfelixmoira Limit Login Attempts Plus, classified under CWE-348. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-4533?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-4533 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Devfelixmoira Limit Login Attempts Plus

CVE-2022-4533

The Limit Login Attempts Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. 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 or country from logging in.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4533?: CVE-2022-4533 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Devfelixmoira Limit Login Attempts Plus, classified under CWE-348. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-4533?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4533 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.