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CVE-2022-4303

WP Limit Login Attempts <= 2.6.4 - IP Spoofing

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 23, 2023 at 02:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWp Limit Login Attempts

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The WP Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 2.6.4 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based restrictions on login forms.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Wp Limit Login Attempts· Ciphercoinwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 2.6.4

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8428a5e1-dbef-4516-983f-f95605c6dd09

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-290

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