What is CVE-2024-1340?

CVE-2024-1340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webfactory Login Lockdown & Protection, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-02-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-1340?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-1340 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Webfactory Login Lockdown & Protection

CVE-2024-1340

The Login Lockdown – Protect Login Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the generate_export_file function in all versions up to, and including, 2.08. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and higher, to export this plugin's settings that include whitelisted IP addresses as well as a global unlock key. With the global unlock key an attacker can add their IP address to the whitelist.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Webfactory Login Lockdown & Protection — versions 0
Webfactoryltd Wp_login_lockdown

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1340?: CVE-2024-1340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webfactory Login Lockdown & Protection, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-02-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-1340?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1340 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.