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CVE-2022-1029: The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.72 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code l

medium Affects limit-login-attempts (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.72 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code l

Package
limit-login-attempts (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.0.72
Fixed in
4.0.72
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (59.2th percentile)
Published
2022-06-27
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordlimit-login-attempts (WordPress plugin) advisories

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