CVE-2019-15929

CRITICAL

Craft CMS possibility of brute force attempts

Published May 24, 2022Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

In Craft CMS before 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer

Update craftcms/cms to 3.1.7 or later

composer require "craftcms/cms:^3.1.7"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
craftcms/cms	packagist	1.0.26.1, 1.2.0-alpha.2310, 1.2.0-alpha.2312, 1.2.0-alpha.2316 (+474 more)	3.1.7

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-640
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CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-15929?: Craft CMS possibility of brute force attempts This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2019-15929?: CVE-2019-15929 affects craftcms/cms. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2019-15929 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-wvr4-w6cw-4px8

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