VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-18698
Improper Authentication in Lin-CMS-Flask v0.1.1 allows remote attackers to launch brute force login attempts without restriction via the 'login' function in the component 'app/api/cms/user.py'.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.04%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Improper Authentication in Lin-CMS-Flask v0.1.1 allows remote attackers to launch brute force login attempts without restriction via the 'login' function in the component 'app/api/cms/user.py'.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.04% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-307
- Affected
- talelin/lin-cms-flask
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/307.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/TaleLin/lin-cms-flask/issues/27Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/307.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/TaleLin/lin-cms-flask/issues/27Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.