CVE-2024-54234

WordPress Limit Login Attempts plugin <= 5.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability

9.3 Critical

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in wp-buy Limit Login Attempts wp-limit-failed-login-attempts allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Limit Login Attempts: from n/a through <= 5.5.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.54%Up 0.5 points since Dec 14, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.3

WordPress Limit Login Attempts plugin <= 5.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Record: CVE-2024-54234
CVSS 3.1: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-52360 9.3

Record: EUVD-2024-52360
CVSS 3.1: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q24w-35fr-jmr7 9.3

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')...

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in wp-buy Limit Login Attempts allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Limit Login Attempts: from n/a through 5.5.

Record: GHSA-q24w-35fr-jmr7
CVSS 3.1: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.3

Record: CVE-2024-54234
CVSS 3.1: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-54234 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Automattic Limit Login Attempts, published December 13, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.