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Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

CVE-2021-33209

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in Fimer Aurora Vision before 2.97.10. The response to a failed login attempt discloses whether the username or password is wrong, helping an attacker to enumerate usernames. This can make a brute-force attack easier.

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  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
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  • LOW
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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