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CVE-2022-4533: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Limit Login Attempts Plus plugin for WordPress contains an IP Address Spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2022-4533) in versions up to and including 1.1.0. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 19, 2024, and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium) (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient restrictions on IP address information retrieval for request logging and login restrictions. The issue is classified under CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity) and CWE-348 (Use of Less Trusted Source). The vulnerability has a CVSS vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and requires no privileges or user interaction (NVD).

Impact

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by supplying the X-Forwarded-For header with a different IP address that will be logged. This can be used to bypass security settings that may have blocked specific IP addresses or countries from logging in (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to a version newer than 1.1.0 of the Limit Login Attempts Plus plugin to address this vulnerability (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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