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CVE-2023-3173

CRITICAL

Froxlor vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Published June 9, 2023Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository froxlor/froxlor prior to 2.0.20.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer
Update froxlor/froxlor to 2.0.20 or later
composer require "froxlor/froxlor:^2.0.20"

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

Affected Packages (1)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
froxlor/froxlor
packagist
0.10.0, 0.10.0-rc1, 0.10.0-rc2, 0.10.1 (+64 more)2.0.20

Vulnerability Classification

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

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-2023-3173?
Froxlor vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication 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-2023-3173?
CVE-2023-3173 affects froxlor/froxlor. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-3173 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-chw4-88xc-79w6

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