CVE-2023-3605Network attack vector

Unauthenticated registration abuse via missing attempt limits

Published Jul 10, 2023 · Updated Oct 15, 2024

Improper rate limiting in Online Shopping Portal 1.0 allows remote attackers to abuse registration through repeated requests. The published record identifies the Registration Page but does not disclose the responsible file or function; the endpoint fails to restrict excessive attempts. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the published impact is limited to integrity and availability loss without confidentiality loss.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.68%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper rate limiting in Online Shopping Portal 1.0 allows remote attackers to abuse registration through repeated requests. The published record identifies the Registration Page but does not disclose the responsible file or function; the endpoint fails to restrict excessive attempts. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the published impact is limited to integrity and availability loss without confidentiality loss.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-3605
Published
Jul 10, 2023
Updated
Oct 15, 2024
Vendor
Projectworlds
Product
Online Shopping Portal
Classifications
CWE-307
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Projectworlds · Online Shopping Portalversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

9.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
6.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
6.5VulDBCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
6.4VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-307Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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