CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-3605

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Published: Jul 10, 2023 | Modified: May 17, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Online Shopping Portal 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Registration Page. The manipulation leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack can be launched remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-233467.

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
Online_shopping_portal Phpgurukul 1.0 (including) 1.0 (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