CVE-2012-10001

The Limit Login Attempts plugin before 1.7.1 for WordPress does not clear auth cookies upon a lockout, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force authentication attempts.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts/#developers	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts/#developers	Release Notes Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:36

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts/#developers - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts/#developers - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-01-06 15:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:36

NVD link : CVE-2012-10001

Mitre link : CVE-2012-10001

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-10001

JSON object : View

Products Affected

limit_login_attempts_project

limit_login_attempts

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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