---
id: CVE-2026-18356
title: >-
  The Limit Login Attempts Reloaded WordPress plugin before 3.3.5 does not
  compare logins against its username denylist case-insensitively and does not
  account for the account's email address, allowing an account an administrator
  intended …
summary: >-
  The Limit Login Attempts Reloaded WordPress plugin before 3.3.5 does not
  compare logins against its username denylist case-insensitively and does not
  account for the account's email address, allowing an account an administrator
  intended …
severity: low
cvss: 3.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-184
published: '2026-08-21'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T15:10:00.103'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18356'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fbcf5a9a-f204-49b8-aa80-748a8a7b5245/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00256
epssPercentile: 0.17072
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T18:52:09.913Z'
---

## Overview

The Limit Login Attempts Reloaded WordPress plugin before 3.3.5 does not compare logins against its username denylist case-insensitively and does not account for the account's email address, allowing an account an administrator intended to block from logging in to authenticate anyway.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.