CVE-2025-66204
Version 1.6.4 contains a brute-force protection bypass where an attacker can indefinitely reset the counter by modifying `X-Forwarded-For` on each request, gaining unlimited password guessing attempts, effectively bypassing all brute-force protection.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
WBCE CMS is a content management system. Version 1.6.4 contains a brute-force protection bypass where an attacker can indefinitely reset the counter by modifying `X-Forwarded-For` on each request, gaining unlimited password guessing attempts, effectively bypassing all brute-force protection. The application fully trusts the `X-Forwarded-For` header without validating it or restricting its usage. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.5.
- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-307, CWE-693
- Affected
- wbce/wbce cms
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/WBCE/WBCE_CMS/commit/3765baddf27f31bbbea9c0228c452268621b25e5Patch
- https://github.com/WBCE/WBCE_CMS/releases/tag/1.6.5Release Notes
- https://github.com/WBCE/WBCE_CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-f676-f375-m7mwExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WBCE/WBCE_CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-f676-f375-m7mwExploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.