Attacker Value
Low
(1 user assessed)
Exploitability
High
(1 user assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
1

CVE-2019-17240

Disclosure Date: October 06, 2019
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Description

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.

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3
Ratings
  • Attacker Value
    Low
  • Exploitability
    High
Technical Analysis

This is just a security bypass allowing an attacker to perform a brute-force attack on the authentication form without being blocked after 10 attemps.
So 9.8 CVSS score is way too high for this vuln.

CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
9.8 Critical
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • bludit

Products

  • bludit 3.9.2
Technical Analysis