CVE-2022-4303 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-4303

WP Limit Login Attempts <= 2.6.4 - IP Spoofing

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Daniel Ruf
  • WPScan

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WP Limit Login Attempts
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 23rd, 2023
Last Modified: April 2nd, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.