CVE-2025-43863: vantage6 lacks brute-force protection on change password functionality
(updated )
If attacker gets access to an authenticated session, they can try to brute-force the user password by using the change password functionality: they can call that route infinitely which will return the message that password is wrong until it is correct
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j6g5-p62x-58hw
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vantage6/PYSEC-2025-220.yaml
- github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/e0f1841b310f6f610e8137db2506cf683ce154d0
- github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-j6g5-p62x-58hw
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43863
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