PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Limit Login Attempts safe?
Limit rate of login attempts, including by way of cookies, for each IP. Fully customizable.
What this plugin does
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limit-login-attempts - Author: Automattic
- 300000+ active installs
- 92/100 rating (202 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 2300068 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2009-01-15
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 1.7.2
- Last updated: 2023-04-04 7:15pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.2.11
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
⚠ Limit Login Attempts hasn't been updated in over 1245 days. An unmaintained plugin doesn't receive new security fixes, which is itself a security risk even without a known CVE.
Known vulnerabilities
4 known CVEs on file for Limit Login Attempts.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-1861 | Limit Login Attempts [limit-login-attempts] < 1.7.2 (closed) | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 1.7.2 | 1.7.2 | 2023-04-10 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2023-1912 | Limit Login Attempts [limit-login-attempts] < 1.7.2 (closed) | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.1 | < 1.7.2 | 1.7.2 | 2023-04-06 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2012-10001 | Limit Login Attempts [limit-login-attempts] < 1.7.1 (closed) | Improper Authentication | Critical 9.8 | < 1.7.1 | 1.7.1 | 2012-06-01 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2023-40666 | Limit Login Attempts [limit-login-attempts] <= 1.7.2 (unfixed + closed) | — | Unknown | < 1.7.2 | 1.7.2 | 0000-00-00 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Limit Login Attempts updated — 1.7.2 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
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