CVE-2024-21500 – github.com/greenpau/caddy-security

Package

Manager: go
Name: github.com/greenpau/caddy-security
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <=1.1.23

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00046 pctl0.13693

Details

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in github.com/greenpau/caddy-security All versions of the package github.com/greenpau/caddy-security are vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts via the two-factor authentication (2FA). Although the application blocks the user after several failed attempts to provide 2FA codes, attackers can bypass this blocking mechanism by automating the application’s full multistep 2FA process.

Metadata

Created: 2024-02-17T06:30:35Z
Modified: 2025-04-04T02:09:09Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/02/GHSA-vfph-hjfv-cpv2/GHSA-vfph-hjfv-cpv2.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-307"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-vfph-hjfv-cpv2
Finding: F053
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