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CVE-2023-5525: 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 statu

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

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 statu

Package
limit-login-attempts-reloaded (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.25.26
Fixed in
2.25.26
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (39.3th percentile)
Published
2023-11-27
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
NVD recordlimit-login-attempts-reloaded (WordPress plugin) advisories

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