A security flaw has been discovered in Tasin1025 SwiftBuy up to 0f5011372e8d1d7edfd642d57d721c9fadc54ec7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /login.php. Performing a manipulation results in improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The attacks complexity is rated as high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. This product follows a rolling release approach for continuous delivery, so version details for affected or updated releases are not provided. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Weakness
The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.
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 [REF-1482].
Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]
Related Attack Patterns
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