Account compromise via unrestricted login attempts
Published Apr 2, 2024 · Updated Aug 15, 2024
Improper restriction of login attempts in Codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to gain account access through brute force. The login handler accepts repeated username and password submissions without restricting excessive authentication attempts. The login page is network reachable without prior authentication, and successful guessing exposes data available to the compromised account.
Summary
What happened
Improper restriction of login attempts in Codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to gain account access through brute force. The login handler accepts repeated username and password submissions without restricting excessive authentication attempts. The login page is network reachable without prior authentication, and successful guessing exposes data available to the compromised account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-3202
- Published
- Apr 2, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 15, 2024
- Vendor
- Codelyfe
- Product
- Stupid Simple CMS
- Classifications
- CWE-307, CAPEC-49, T1110.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.2.4
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- Stupid Simple CMS login brute-force proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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