Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in sorcery - CVE-2020-11052
Published: May 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27921
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11052
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Ruby
Affected software:
sorcery
sorcery
Detailed vulnerability description
The 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-11052
Install updates from vendor's website.