CVE-2026-118202 PUBLISHED

Limit Login Attempts Reloaded < 3.4.1 - Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via Malformed X-Forwarded-For Header

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 27.10.2026 Published: 09.11.2026 Updated: 09.11.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product Limit Login Attempts Security
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.4.1 (excl.)

Credits

  • Naoki Kawahigashi finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication CWE