CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-36434

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Published: Oct 10, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Windows IIS Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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
Windows_10_1507 Microsoft * 10.0.10240.20232 (excluding)
Windows_10_1607 Microsoft * 10.0.14393.6351 (excluding)
Windows_10_1809 Microsoft * 10.0.17763.4974 (excluding)
Windows_10_21h2 Microsoft * 10.0.19041.3570 (excluding)
Windows_10_22h2 Microsoft * 10.0.19041.3570 (excluding)
Windows_11_21h2 Microsoft * 10.0.22000.2538 (excluding)
Windows_11_22h2 Microsoft * 10.0.22621.2428 (excluding)
Windows_server_2008 Microsoft –sp2 (including) –sp2 (including)
Windows_server_2008 Microsoft r2-sp1 (including) r2-sp1 (including)
Windows_server_2012 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_server_2012 Microsoft r2 (including) r2 (including)
Windows_server_2016 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_server_2019 Microsoft - (including) - (including)
Windows_server_2022 Microsoft - (including) - (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