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WordPress Plugin Limit Attempts by BestWebSoft Cross-Site Scripting - CVE-2017-2171 - Vulnerability Database
WP Plugin Limit Attempts

WordPress Plugin Limit Attempts by BestWebSoft Cross-Site Scripting - CVE-2017-2171

Medium
Reference: CVE-2017-2171
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2171
Title: WordPress Plugin Limit Attempts by BestWebSoft Cross-Site Scripting
Overview:

WordPress Plugin Limit Attempts by BestWebSoft is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. WordPress Plugin Limit Attempts by BestWebSoft version 1.1.7 is vulnerable prior versions may also be affected.