CVE-2022-0787 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) WordPress plugin before 5.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements via AJAX actions (available to unauthenticated users), leading to SQL Injections

Published: 2022-03-28

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 8.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.1`	affected	< 5.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:limit_login_attempts_project:limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08852.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/69329a8a-2cbe-4f99-a367-b152bd85b3dd

History

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Subscriptions

Limit Login Attempts Project Limit Login Attempts

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-03-28T17:23:23.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T23:40:04.305Z

Reserved: 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-0787

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-28T18:15:09.790

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:21:15.667

Link: CVE-2022-0787

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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