VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-1029

CVSS score4.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.89%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-06-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.72 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Weakness classification

  • contact@wpscan.com: CWE-79

Primary references