CVE-2023-5525 Limit Login Attempts Reloaded < 2.25.26 - Admin+ Missing Authorization to Toggle Plugin Auto-Update
An authenticated user can toggle the plugin's auto-update status due to missing authorization checks on an AJAX action.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5525?
CVE-2023-5525 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Limit Login Attempts Reloaded, published on 27 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Limit Login Attempts Reloaded WordPress plugin before 2.25.26 is missing authorization on the `toggle_auto_update` AJAX action, allowing any user with a valid nonce to toggle the auto-update status of the plugin.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5525?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Limitloginattempts Limit Login Attempts Reloaded.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-5525 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5525 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xrp3-cvwg-fc64.