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Microweber before 1.2.21 allows attacker to bypass IP detection to brute-force password

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 12, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jul 3, 2023

Package

composer microweber/microweber (Composer)

Affected versions

< 1.2.21

Patched versions

1.2.21

Description

In the login API, an IP address will by default be blocked when the user tries to login incorrectly more than 5 times. However, a bypass to this mechanism is possible by abusing a X-Forwarded-For header to bypass IP detection and perform a password brute-force. A patch for this issue is available in Microweber version 1.2.21.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 11, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 12, 2022
Reviewed Jul 13, 2022
Last updated Jul 3, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS score

0.260%
(65th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-2368

GHSA ID

GHSA-9wqr-9787-p4rf

Source code

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