CVE-2012-10001 Information

Description

The Limit Login Attempts plugin before 1.7.1 for WordPress does not clear auth cookies upon a lockout which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force authentication attempts.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts/#developers

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8