The Limit Login Attempts Security WordPress plugin before 3.4.1 does not confirm that its two-factor authentication step succeeded before completing a login and treats a failure to build that step as success, so an attacker who holds a protected user's password can bypass the second factor by sending a request header that breaks the step.

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Tue, 10 Nov 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions limit Login Attempts Reloaded
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions limit Login Attempts Reloaded

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 09 Nov 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-287

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The Limit Login Attempts Security WordPress plugin before 3.4.1 does not confirm that its two-factor authentication step succeeded before completing a login and treats a failure to build that step as success, so an attacker who holds a protected user's password can bypass the second factor by sending a request header that breaks the step.
Title Limit Login Attempts Reloaded < 3.4.1 - Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via Malformed X-Forwarded-For Header
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-09T14:12:17.476Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T19:04:29.501Z

Link: CVE-2026-118202

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-09T13:47:22.968Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-09T07:17:28.490

Modified: 2026-11-10T16:28:46.510

Link: CVE-2026-118202

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-10T09:32:09Z

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