Known vulnerabilities in WP Limit Login Attempts

Limit rate of login attempts and block IP temporarily. Brute force attack protection. GDPR compliant. Captcha enabled.

2Reported vulnerabilities

7.5Highest CVSS score

2.6.5Latest version

10,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update WP Limit Login Attempts to 2.0.1 or later. 1 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: May 20, 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-2015-6829	High 7.5	2.4%	2.0.0 and earlier	`2.0.1`	September 16, 2015
CVE-2022-4303	High 7.5	0.7%	2.6.4 and earlier	—	January 23, 2023

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