Limit Login Attempts
limit-login-attempts · plugin
Known security vulnerabilities for Limit Login Attempts. Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.
2 known vulnerabilities
1 critical · 2 exploitable without logging in · latest Apr 6, 2023
Listed on wordpress.org · latest 1.7.2 · last updated Apr 4, 2023 · 300K+ installs
Not updated since Apr 4, 2023. A component left without updates for over two years should not be expected to patch new vulnerabilities.
wordpress.org status checked on Oct 2, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- Critical 9.8
CVE-2012-10001unauthenticated
The Limit Login Attempts plugin before 1.7.1 for WordPress does not clear auth cookies upon a lockout, which might make it easier for remote
- Medium 6.1
CVE-2023-1912unauthenticated≤ 1.7.1
Limit Login Attempts <= 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS).