CVE-2022-4533 Limit Login Attempts Plus <= 1.1.0 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass
Attackers can bypass login restrictions by spoofing IP addresses via the X-Forwarded-For header in the Limit Login Attempts Plus WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4533?
CVE-2022-4533 is a medium-severity vulnerability in devfelixmoira Limit Login Attempts Plus – WordPress Limit Login Attempts By Felix, published on 19 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Limit Login Attempts Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address or country from logging in.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4533?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Devfelixmoira Limit Login Attempts Plus.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4533?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4533 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-4533 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4533 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gfr9-hj74-58wr.