Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-26314 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Mendix Forgot Password

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
mendix
CWE-307

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in Mendix Forgot Password Appstore module (All versions >= V3.3.0 < V3.5.1), Mendix Forgot Password Appstore module (Mendix 7 compatible) (All versions < V3.2.2). Initial passwords are generated in an insecure manner. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to efficiently brute force passwords in specific situations.