CVE-2026-18356

The Limit Login Attempts Reloaded WordPress plugin before 3.3.5 does not compare logins against its username denylist case-insensitively and does not account for the account's email address, allowing an account an administrator intended to block from logging in to authenticate anyway.

CVSS v3 3.7 LOW

3.7^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fbcf5a9a-f204-49b8-aa80-748a8a7b5245/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 Oct 2026, 13:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El plugin de WordPress Limit Login Attempts Reloaded anterior a la versión 3.3.5 no compara los inicios de sesión con su lista de denegación de nombres de usuario sin distinguir entre mayúsculas y minúsculas y no tiene en cuenta la dirección de correo electrónico de la cuenta, lo que permite que una cuenta que un administrador pretendía bloquear inicie sesión de todos modos.

Information

Published : 2026-08-21 12:16

Updated : 2026-10-16 15:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-18356

Mitre link : CVE-2026-18356

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18356

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-184

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

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