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Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

CVE-2013-2228

High
8.1/10

Summary

SaltStack RSA Key Generation allows remote users to decrypt communications. This issue affects salt versions prior to 0.15.1.

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

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