The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 1.7.2 does not sanitize and escape usernames when outputting them back in the logs dashboard, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Published 2023-05-02 08:15:11
Updated 2025-01-30 15:15:14
Source WPScan
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2023-1861

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-1861

0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 25 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-1861

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.4
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.3
2.7
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 2025-01-31
5.4
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.3
2.7
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2023-1861

References for CVE-2023-1861

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