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Limit Login Attempts Security

7known security flaws found in Limit Login Attempts Security
since December 2020

Safe from 3.3.5

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When they were found.

Minor: Cross-site scripting, December 2020Dangerous: a security flaw, December 2020Advisory: Cross-site scripting, December 2020Advisory: a security flaw, December 2020Minor: Missing checks, November 2023Minor: Cross-site scripting, December 2023Advisory: a security flaw, August 20262020202120222023202420252026

DangerousMajorMinorAdvisory

What they could let someone do.

What could happen

  • Cross-site scripting

    Someone could make your pages run their own script in visitors' browsers, to steal logins, show a fake payment form or send people to a scam site.

    How: The software puts text it was sent back onto a page without making it safe first, so a script hidden in a link, form or comment runs as if it were part of your site.

    Read about it here
  • Missing checks

    Someone could do things only an administrator should: change settings, see private data, or give themselves more rights.

    How: Part of the software forgets to check who is asking before it does what was asked.

    Read about it here
Every known flaw, newest first (7)
  1. August 2026AdvisoryA security flawFixed in 3.3.5. No login needed.
  2. December 2023MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 2.25.27. Needs a login on the site (Contributor+).
  3. November 2023MinorMissing checksFixed in 2.25.26. Needs a login on the site.
  4. December 2020AdvisoryCross-site scriptingFixed in 2.16.0.
  5. December 2020AdvisoryA security flawFixed in 2.17.4.
  6. December 2020MinorCross-site scriptingFixed in 2.17.4. Needs a login on the site.
  7. December 2020DangerousA security flawFixed in 2.17.4. No login needed.

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