CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability exists that would allow an attacker on the local network to gain access to the user account by performing an arbitrary number of authentication attempts with different credentials on the /REST/shutdownnow endpoint.
The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.
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 [REF-1482].
Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]