CVE

CVE-2022-1029

4.8

CVSS

Description

The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.72 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Attack Vector

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

limit login attempts

Updated Sep 26, 2026View on NVD →

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CVE-2022-1029 Scanner - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Limit Login Attempts WordPress Plugin

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