WordPress plugin vulnerabilities
Limit Login Attempts vulnerabilities
Known security issues in the Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.
- Plugin slug
- limit-login-attempts
- Latest version
- 1.7.2
- Active installs
- 300,000+
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4 (1 without a fix)
- Data updated
- 2026-10-18 09:00 UTC
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No fix available (1)
The source lists no fixed version. Consider deactivating and replacing the plugin until a fix is released.
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | Affected versions | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. CVE-2023-40666 · Source | Not rated | - | <= 1.7.2 | 0000-00-00 |
Fixed in version 1.7.2 (2)
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | Affected versions | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limit Login Attempts <= 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2023-1912 · Source | Medium | 6.1 | < 1.7.2 | 2023-04-06 |
| WordPress Limit Login Attempts Plugin <= 1.7.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-1861 · Source | Medium | 5.4 | < 1.7.2 | 2023-04-10 |
Fixed in version 1.7.1 (1)
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | Affected versions | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limit Login Attempts <= 1.7.0 - Brute Force Bypass CVE-2012-10001 · Source | Critical | 9.8 | < 1.7.1 | 2012-06-01 |
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