Known vulnerabilities in Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention

WordPress login security with brute force protection, Two-factor authentication (2FA/MFA), firewall, IP/country blocking, and login monitoring

4Reported vulnerabilities

9.8Highest CVSS score

3.3.5Latest version

1,000,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention to 2.25.27 or later. 4 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 12, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2020-35590	Critical 9.8	4.3%	Before 2.17.4	`2.17.4`	December 21, 2020
CVE-2020-35589	Medium 5.4	0.8%	Before 2.17.4	`2.17.4`	December 21, 2020
CVE-2023-5525	Medium 4.3	0.5%	Before 2.25.26	`2.25.26`	November 27, 2023
CVE-2023-6934	Medium 5.4	0.4%	2.25.26 and earlier	`2.25.27`	January 11, 2024

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.