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CVE-2022-4303: WP Limit Login Attempts <= 2.6.4 - IP Spoofing

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-290

Description

The WP Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 2.6.4 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based restrictions on login forms.

Affected products

• WP Limit Login Attempts: through 2.6.4

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8428a5e1-dbef-4516-983f-f95605c6dd09
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8428a5e1-dbef-4516-983f-f95605c6dd09

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