Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Windmill - CVE-2024-8462
Published: September 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96924
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8462
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Windmill Labs
Affected software:
Windmill
Windmill
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in the unknown function of the file backend/windmill-api/src/users.rs of the component HTTP Request Handler. A remote attacker can conduct brute force attacks and gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-8462
Install updates from vendor's website.