CVE-2012-10001

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts/#developersRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 6, 2021
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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