CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-2166

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Published: Nov 16, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository mastodon/mastodon prior to 4.0.0.

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
Mastodon Joinmastodon * 3.5.5 (including)
Mastodon Joinmastodon 4.0.0-rc1 (including) 4.0.0-rc1 (including)
Mastodon Joinmastodon 4.0.0-rc2 (including) 4.0.0-rc2 (including)
Mastodon Joinmastodon 4.0.0-rc3 (including) 4.0.0-rc3 (including)
Mastodon Joinmastodon 4.0.0-rc4 (including) 4.0.0-rc4 (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