Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Affecting silverstripe/framework package, versions >=3.1.18, <3.1.19>=3.2.3, <3.2.4>=3.3.1, <3.3.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-SILVERSTRIPEFRAMEWORK-546519
  • published5 Feb 2020
  • disclosed5 Feb 2020
  • creditWill Rossiter

Introduced: 5 Feb 2020

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-307  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade silverstripe/framework to version 3.1.19, 3.2.4, 3.3.2 or higher.

Overview

silverstripe/framework is a PHP framework forming the base for the SilverStripe CMS.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. Default Administrator accounts were not subject to the same brute force protection afforded to other Member accounts. Failed login counts were not logged for default admins resulting in unlimited attempts on the default admin username and password.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1