CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-7673

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Published: Jul 17, 2017 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Apache OpenMeetings 1.0.0 uses not very strong cryptographic storage, captcha is not used in registration and forget password dialogs and auth forms missing brute force protection.

Weakness 

The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.

Affected Software 

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Openmeetings Apache 1.0.0 (including) 1.0.0 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 2.0 (including) 2.0 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 2.1 (including) 2.1 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 2.1.1 (including) 2.1.1 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 2.2.0 (including) 2.2.0 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.0.0 (including) 3.0.0 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.0.1 (including) 3.0.1 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.0.2 (including) 3.0.2 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.0.3 (including) 3.0.3 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.0.4 (including) 3.0.4 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.0.5 (including) 3.0.5 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.0.6 (including) 3.0.6 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.0.7 (including) 3.0.7 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.1.0 (including) 3.1.0 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.1.1 (including) 3.1.1 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.1.2 (including) 3.1.2 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.1.3 (including) 3.1.3 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.1.4 (including) 3.1.4 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.1.5 (including) 3.1.5 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.2.0 (including) 3.2.0 (including)
Openmeetings Apache 3.2.1 (including) 3.2.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations 

  • Common protection mechanisms include:

  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.

  • Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]

References