CVE-2020-35589
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The limit-login-attempts-reloaded plugin before 2.17.4 for WordPress allows wp-admin/options-general.php?page=limit-login-attempts&tab= XSS. A malicious user can cause an administrator user to supply dangerous content to the vulnerable page, which is then reflected back to the user and executed by the web browser. The most common mechanism for delivering malicious content is to include it as a parameter in a URL that is posted publicly or e-mailed directly to victims.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.4
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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- limitloginattempts limit login attempts reloaded< 2.17.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:limitloginattempts:limit_login_attempts_reloaded:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-limit-login-attempts-reloaded/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35589cnnvd
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/#developerscnnvd
- https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-limit-login-attempts-reloaded/enisa_euvd
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/#developersenisa_euvd
- https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-limit-login-attempts-reloaded/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/#developersProductThird Party Advisorynvd
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