Brute-force attack in sorcery package
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-11052 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-307 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
sorcery Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Ruby |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
EUVDB-ID: #VU27921
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11052
CWE-ID:
CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the authentication mechanism has no brute-force prevention. A remote attacker can launch a brute-force authentication attack and gain access to the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionssorcery: 0.1.0 - 0.14.0
External linkshttp://github.com/Sorcery/sorcery/commit/0f116d223826895a73b12492f17486e5d54ab7a7
http://github.com/Sorcery/sorcery/issues/231
http://github.com/Sorcery/sorcery/pull/235
http://github.com/Sorcery/sorcery/security/advisories/GHSA-jc8m-cxhj-668x
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
