SB2021092005 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Firefly III



SB2021092005 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Firefly III

Published: September 20, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021092005
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 25% Low 75%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3663)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within in a short time frame. A remote attacker can perform a brute-force attack and gain access to sensitive information on the system.


2) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3728)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


3) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3729)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


4) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3730)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.