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Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

CVE-2024-51558

High
9.3/10

Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Wave 2.0 due to missing restrictions for excessive failed authentication attempts on its API based login. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by conducting a brute force attack against legitimate user OTP, MPIN or password, which could lead to gain unauthorized access and compromise other user accounts.

  • LOW
  • 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