# CVE-2020-35589: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> A reflected XSS vulnerability in the Limit Login Attempts Reloaded plugin allows attackers to execute scripts in an administrator's browser via crafted URLs.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r29f-v3vg-4fcq

## What is CVE-2020-35589?

CVE-2020-35589 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Dec 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The limit-login-attempts-reloaded plugin before 2.17.4 for WordPress allows wp-admin/options-general.php?page=limit-login-attempts&tab= XSS. A malicious user can cause an administrator user to supply dangerous content to the vulnerable page, which is then reflected back to the user and executed by the web browser. The most common mechanism for delivering malicious content is to include it as a parameter in a URL that is posted publicly or e-mailed directly to victims.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35589?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Limitloginattempts Limit Login Attempts Reloaded.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-35589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-35589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-35590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35590/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-6934](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6934/): Limit Login Attempts Reloaded <= 2.25.26 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-5525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5525/): Limit Login Attempts Reloaded < 2.25.26 - Admin+ Missing Authorization to Toggle Plugin Auto-Update (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-35589 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-35589 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Dec 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35589/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35589/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35589
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35589
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-35589

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35589/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.