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CVE-2020-35590 is a vulnerability in the Limit Login Attempts Reloaded plugin for WordPress (prior to version 2.17.4) that allows attackers to bypass per-IP rate limiting by forging the X-Forwarded-For header. If the plugin is configured to trust an arbitrary header for the client source IP, an attacker can supply a different value for each login attempt, effectively circumventing the brute-force protection mechanism.
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This repository contains a Python exploit script (wp-brute.py) targeting CVE-2020-35590, a rate limit bypass vulnerability in the WordPress plugin 'Limit Login Attempts Reloaded' version 2.13.0. The exploit leverages the plugin's improper validation of HTTP headers (such as X-Forwarded-For) to bypass login attempt restrictions, enabling brute-force attacks against WordPress user accounts. The script allows users to specify the target URL, the HTTP header to use for bypassing, the username, and a password list. It supports both a 'check' mode to test for vulnerability and an 'exploit' mode to perform brute-force attacks. The README provides usage instructions and highlights the affected plugin version and configuration. The only code file is wp-brute.py, which is the main entry point and implements the exploit logic. The repository also references the use of a common password list (rockyou.txt) and provides a SQL command to manually reset lockouts in the WordPress database.
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