Username enumeration via distinct login failure responses
Published Jan 9, 2025 · Updated Jan 9, 2025
Observable response discrepancy in Mtons Mblog 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames through the login endpoint. The login handler returns “用户不存在” for an unknown username but “用户认证失败” for an existing username paired with a wrong password. No authentication is required; the discrepancy discloses account names that can focus password guessing without granting access by itself.
Summary
What happened
Observable response discrepancy in Mtons Mblog 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames through the login endpoint. The login handler returns “用户不存在” for an unknown username but “用户认证失败” for an existing username paired with a wrong password. No authentication is required; the discrepancy discloses account names that can focus password guessing without granting access by itself.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-13198
- Published
- Jan 9, 2025
- Updated
- Jan 9, 2025
- Vendor
- Mtons
- Product
- Mblog
- Classifications
- CWE-204, CWE-203, T1087
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=3.5.0
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Public exploit references
- Mblog username-enumeration proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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