Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
CVE-2022-2822
Summary
The package OctoPrint through 1.8.2 is said to have a brute-force vulnerability where an attacker can freely brute force the username and password and can takeover any account. An attacker could easily guess user passwords and gain access to user and administrative accounts.
- 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.
References
Advisory Timeline
- Published
