Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-21
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Limit Login Attempts Project
Limit Login Attempts Project limit Login Attempts
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Limit Login Attempts Project
Limit Login Attempts Project limit Login Attempts
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-184
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Limit Login Attempts Reloaded < 3.3.5 - Username Denylist Bypass via Case Variant and Account Email
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Limit Login Attempts Project Limit Login Attempts
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T12:46:58.438Z

Reserved: 2026-07-30T08:11:55.659Z

Link: CVE-2026-18356

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T12:46:47.218Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-21T12:16:24.863

Modified: 2026-08-21T13:16:55.130

Link: CVE-2026-18356

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T20:30:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-184

    Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs