Improper control of interaction frequency in Pimcore - CVE-2019-18986
Published: November 15, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22797
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18986
CWE-ID: CWE-799
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Pimcore
Affected software:
Pimcore
Pimcore
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a brute-force attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts. A remote attacker can brute-force (guess) valid usernames by using the "forgot password" functionality as it returns distinct messages for invalid password and non-existing users.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18986
Install updates from vendor's website.