Critical severity · published Oct 24, 2019
CVE-2019-15929
In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them
9.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CC
Craft Cms · Craftcms
through 3.1.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15929
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15929
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155012/Craft-CMS-Rate-Limiting-Brute-Force.html
Release Notes
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/develop/CHANGELOG-v3.md#317---2019-01-31
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