Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in Flask App Builder
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-29005 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-307 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Flask App Builder Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Daniel Vaz Gaspar |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts
EUVDB-ID: #VU74625
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29005
CWE-ID:
CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform brute-force attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing rate limitation on excessive authentication attempts when using AUTH DB. A remote attacker can perform a brute-force attack and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFlask App Builder: 4.0.0 - 4.2.1
External linkshttp://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder/security/advisories/GHSA-9hcr-9hcv-x6pv
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.
