Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-12316 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 2.1(0.229)

Summary

A vulnerability in the Guest Portal login page of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform multiple login attempts in excess of the configured login attempt limit. The vulnerability is due to insufficient server-side login attempt limit enforcement. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending modified login attempts to the Guest Portal login page. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform brute-force password attacks on the ISE Guest Portal. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve98518.

Vulnerable Configurations

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

• CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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