Brute-force access via unrestricted login attempts
Published Nov 11, 2022 · Updated Apr 30, 2025
Improper restriction of authentication attempts in Kareadita Kavita before 0.6.0.3 allows remote attackers to guess passwords via repeated login requests. The login endpoint lacked effective limits on failed authentication attempts, allowing repeated guesses against accounts. Unauthenticated remote attackers can continue retries until a password is guessed, resulting in account compromise; no broader impact is documented.
Summary
What happened
Improper restriction of authentication attempts in Kareadita Kavita before 0.6.0.3 allows remote attackers to guess passwords via repeated login requests. The login endpoint lacked effective limits on failed authentication attempts, allowing repeated guesses against accounts. Unauthenticated remote attackers can continue retries until a password is guessed, resulting in account compromise; no broader impact is documented.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-3945
- Published
- Nov 11, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 30, 2025
- Vendor
- Kareadita
- Product
- Kavita
- Classifications
- CWE-307, T1110.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <0.6.0.3
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