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CVE-2026-118202: Limit Login Attempts Security (WordPress plugin) · Improper Authentication

Affects Limit Login Attempts Security (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 3.4.1 soon.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 06:36 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.4.1

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Limit Login Attempts Security (WordPress plugin) to 3.4.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Limit Login Attempts SecurityAffected
  • <3.4.1
Fixed in
  • 3.4.1

AI-suggested

Upgrade the Limit Login Attempts Security plugin to version 3.4.1 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation steps are indicated as the fix is available.

Description

The Limit Login Attempts Security WordPress plugin versions before 3.4.1 contains an improper authentication vulnerability. The plugin does not verify that the two-factor authentication step has succeeded before completing a login, treating failures in this step as successful authentication. This flaw allows an attacker who already knows a user's password to bypass the second factor by sending a specially crafted request header that disrupts the two-factor authentication process.

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