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Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

CVE-2024-28022

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the UNEM server / APIGateway that if exploited allows a malicious user to perform an arbitrary number of authentication attempts using different passwords, and eventually gain access to other components in the same security realm using the targeted account.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • LOW

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