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wpvulndbNiraj MahajanWPVDB-ID:0E74EEB4-89E2-4873-904F-AD4F25C4A8BA
HistoryJun 06, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

Limit Login Attempts < 4.0.72 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

2022-06-0600:00:00
Niraj Mahajan
wpscan.com
14
vulnerability
plugin
stored
cross-site scripting
admin privileges
unfiltered_html
multisite
javascript
code
settings
malicious users

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

24.8%

The plugin 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)

PoC

Put the following payload in the “Advanced Blocking” tab > “Block HTTP Referer’s” section > “Add Referer” field: ">

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

24.8%

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