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Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) Vulnerability History & Security Timeline

The Wordfence Intelligence dataset currently contains 5 vulnerability records associated with Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection), published between 2021 and 2024.

Dataset last synchronized: 2026-08-03 00:31:25 UTC

At a glance

Security Snapshot

5Total records
1Critical
3High
1Medium
0Low
0Informational
5Patched records
0Currently marked unpatched
2021-04-22First disclosure
2024-12-05Latest disclosure
4 of 5CVE coverage

Year-by-Year Timeline

YearRecordsRelative volume
202122 records
202211 records
202422 records

Severity Breakdown

SeverityRecordsShare
Critical120%
High360%
Medium120%

Vulnerability-Type Breakdown

SQL Injection

2 records40%

First: 2022. Latest: 2024.

CSRF

1 record20%

First: 2021. Latest: 2021.

Missing Authorization

1 record20%

First: 2021. Latest: 2021.

Other

1 record20%

First: 2024. Latest: 2024.

Patch Status

Patched
5
Currently marked unpatched
0
Unknown status
0

Patch status reflects the latest successfully synchronized source dataset and must be checked against the installed version.

Latest Known Patched Versions

  • 5.6
  • 5.4
  • 5.1
  • 2.9
  • 3.1

Affected-Version History

Ranges are deduplicated by source range record and shown with the associated disclosure and known patched versions.

Affected rangeVulnerabilityPublishedPatched versionSeverity
*-5.5Limit Login Attempts <= 5.5 - Unauthenticated SQL InjecitonDecember 5, 20245.6High
*-5.3Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 5.3 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism BypassOctober 7, 20245.4Medium
*-4.9.1Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 4.9.1 - Unauthenticated SQL InjectionMarch 2, 20225.1Critical
[*, 2.9)Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 2.8 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/ActivationApril 22, 20212.9High
*-2.9Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 2.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/ActivationApril 22, 20213.1High

Selected source records

Latest Records

HighCVE-2024-54234

Limit Login Attempts <= 5.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injeciton

Published: December 5, 2024

Affected versions
*-5.5
Patched versions
5.6
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2022-4534

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 5.3 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass

Published: October 7, 2024

Affected versions
*-5.3
Patched versions
5.4
Original Wordfence record
CriticalCVE-2022-0787

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 4.9.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Published: March 2, 2022

Affected versions
*-4.9.1
Patched versions
5.1
Original Wordfence record
High

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 2.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation

Published: April 22, 2021

Affected versions
*-2.9
Patched versions
3.1
Original Wordfence record
HighCVE-2021-24194

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 2.8 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation

Published: April 22, 2021

Affected versions
[*, 2.9)
Patched versions
2.9
Original Wordfence record

Highest-Severity Records

CriticalCVE-2022-0787

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 4.9.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Published: March 2, 2022

Affected versions
*-4.9.1
Patched versions
5.1
Original Wordfence record
High

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 2.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation

Published: April 22, 2021

Affected versions
*-2.9
Patched versions
3.1
Original Wordfence record
HighCVE-2021-24194

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 2.8 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation

Published: April 22, 2021

Affected versions
[*, 2.9)
Patched versions
2.9
Original Wordfence record
HighCVE-2024-54234

Limit Login Attempts <= 5.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injeciton

Published: December 5, 2024

Affected versions
*-5.5
Patched versions
5.6
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2022-4534

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 5.3 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass

Published: October 7, 2024

Affected versions
*-5.3
Patched versions
5.4
Original Wordfence record

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