rdiffweb does not have a rate limit on incorrect password attempts to prevent brute force attacks

GHSA-9g3v-v24q-jj5p · CVE-2022-3273 · PYSEC-2022-43156

Published Oct 6, 2022 · Modified Nov 22, 2024

Description

rdiffweb prior to 2.5.0a4 does not have a rate limit to prevent attackers attempting brute force attacks to guess passwords. Version 2.5.0a4 limits the number of incorrect password attempts.

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3273
WEB https://github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/b5e3bb0a98268d18ceead36ab9b2b7eaacd659a8
PACKAGE https://github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb
WEB https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/rdiffweb/PYSEC-2022-43156.yaml
WEB https://huntr.dev/bounties/a6df4bad-3382-4add-8918-760d885690f6

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