Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Windmill



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-8462
CWE-ID CWE-307
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Windmill
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor Windmill Labs

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

EUVDB-ID: #VU96924

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8462

CWE-ID: CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in the unknown function of the file backend/windmill-api/src/users.rs of the component HTTP Request Handler. A remote attacker can conduct brute force attacks and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windmill: 1.380.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://vuldb.com/?id.276630
http://vuldb.com/?ctiid.276630
http://vuldb.com/?submit.401826
http://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/acfe7786152f036f2476f93ab5536571514fa9e3
http://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/releases/tag/v1.390.1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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