XSS in Limit Login Attempts Project
CVE-2023-1861
The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 1.7.2 does not sanitize and escape usernames when outputting them back in the logs dashboard, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.288 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.288 · newest: 0.288 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Limit Login Attempts Project
- Limit Login Attempts — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/461cbcca-aed7-4c92-ba35-ebabf4fcd810 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1861?
- CVE-2023-1861 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Limit Login Attempts Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1861?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-1861 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.