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Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

CVE-2022-24044

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in Desigo DXR2 (All versions < V01.21.142.5-22), Desigo PXC3 (All versions < V01.21.142.4-18), Desigo PXC4 (All versions < V02.20.142.10-10884), Desigo PXC5 (All versions < V02.20.142.10-10884). The login functionality of the application does not employ any countermeasures against Password Spraying attacks or Credential Stuffing attacks. An attacker could obtain a list of valid usernames on the device by exploiting the issue and then perform a precise Password Spraying or Credential Stuffing attack in order to obtain access to at least one account.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

The software does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within in a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published