Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
CVE-2019-20881
Summary
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.8.0. It mishandles brute-force attacks against MFA.
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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