Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-17240 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Bludit 3.9.2
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
bl-kernel/security.class.php in Bludit 3.9.2 allows attackers to bypass a brute-force protection mechanism by using many different forged X-Forwarded-For or Client-IP HTTP headers.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://rastating.github.io/bludit-brute-force-mitigation-bypass/
- https://github.com/bludit/bludit/pull/1090
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158875/Bludit-3.9.2-Authentication-Bruteforce-Mitigation-Bypass.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159664/Bludit-3.9.2-Bruteforce-Mitigation-Bypass.html