CVE-2023-1861 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin up to version 1.7.2. The flaw stems from the plugin's failure to properly sanitize and escape usernames displayed in the logs dashboard. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) can be exploited by any authenticated user, including subscribers, who can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the logs. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:limit_login_attempts_project:limit_login_attempts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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