CVEs-PoC/2021/CVE-2021-24657.md

### [CVE-2021-24657](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24657)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Limit%20Login%20Attempts&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=4.0.50%3C%204.0.50%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 4.0.50 does not escape the IP addresses (which can be controlled by attacker via headers such as X-Forwarded-For) of attempted logins before outputting them in the reports table, leading to an Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c789ca04-d88c-4789-8be1-812888f0c8f8

#### Github
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