CVE-2012-10001

CRITICAL

WordPress Limit Login Attempts <1.7.1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts/#developers

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0250
EPSS Percentile 82.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
limit_login_attempts_project/limit_login_attempts < 1.7.1
Published Jan 06, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026