What is GHSA-8j5v-9pw2-99cj?

GHSA-8j5v-9pw2-99cj is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. The Limit Login Attempts Security WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate the...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8j5v-9pw2-99cj cover?

GHSA-8j5v-9pw2-99cj covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-118439. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8j5v-9pw2-99cj?

GHSA-8j5v-9pw2-99cj has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.1, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-8j5v-9pw2-99cjMediumCVSS 4.1

The Limit Login Attempts Security WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate the...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 11, 2026

Last Modified

November 11, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-118439 →

📋 Description

The Limit Login Attempts Security WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate the destination of a server-side request built from a user-supplied setup value, allowing users with administrator privileges to make the site issue requests to arbitrary hosts, including internal ones (SSRF).

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118439
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f7a9969-354c-4b9e-b56f-d832d89741b5
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8j5v-9pw2-99cj