{"description":"Trending threats, MITRE ATT\u0026CK coverage, and detection metadata. Fed continuously.","favicon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/favicon-32x32.png","feed_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/tags/cve-2026-118202/feed.json","home_page_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/","icon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/apple-touch-icon.png","items":[{"_cs_actors":[],"_cs_cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:limit_login_attempts_reloaded:limit_login_attempts_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*"],"_cs_cves":[{"cvss":7.5,"id":"CVE-2026-118202"}],"_cs_exploited":false,"_cs_has_poc":false,"_cs_poc_references":[],"_cs_products":["Limit Login Attempts Security (\u003c 3.4.1)"],"_cs_severities":["high"],"_cs_tags":["wordpress","authentication-bypass","cve-2026-118202"],"_cs_type":"advisory","_cs_vendors":["Limit Login Attempts Security"],"content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe Limit Login Attempts Security plugin for WordPress, in versions prior to 3.4.1, contains a flaw in its two-factor authentication (2FA) logic. The plugin fails to verify the successful completion of the 2FA step, incorrectly treating a failure to initialize the 2FA process as a successful authentication.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"impact\"\u003eImpact\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn attacker in possession of a valid password for a target account can bypass the second factor of authentication. By sending a specific, malformed request header that disrupts the 2FA mechanism, the attacker is granted unauthorized access to the protected account.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"recommendation\"\u003eRecommendation\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdate the Limit Login Attempts Security plugin to version 3.4.1 or later to implement proper validation of the 2FA authentication flow.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudit access logs for accounts with 2FA enabled to identify anomalous authentication patterns or failed 2FA initialization attempts that resulted in successful login events.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n","date_modified":"2026-11-09T15:51:24Z","date_published":"2026-11-09T15:51:24Z","id":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-11-limit-login-attempts-security-bypass/","summary":"The Limit Login Attempts Security WordPress plugin before version 3.4.1 allows an attacker with a valid password to bypass 2FA by manipulating request headers.","title":"Limit Login Attempts Security: Two-factor authentication bypass (CVE-2026-118202)","url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-11-limit-login-attempts-security-bypass/"}],"language":"en","title":"CraftedSignal Threat Feed - Cve-2026-118202","version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1"}