CVE-2023-49810: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

January 10, 2024 (updated January 12, 2024)

A login attempt restriction bypass vulnerability exists in the checkLoginAttempts functionality of WWBN AVideo dev master commit 15fed957fb. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to captcha bypass, which can be abused by an attacker to brute force user credentials. An attacker can send a series of HTTP requests to trigger this vulnerability.

References

github.com/WWBN/AVideo/commit/15fed957fb64b4055158acfc449bd7974346edb5
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v977-h4hm-rrff
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49810
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1898

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2023-49810 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Dependency Scanning using SBOM also detects vulnerabilities from proprietary advisories that this site does not include. Learn more about Dependency Scanning using SBOM →