Pluck CMS 4.7.18 excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pluck CMS 4.7.18. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to excessive authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-43042. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pluck CMS 4.7.18 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Pluck CMS 4.7.18 does not restrict failed login attempts, allowing attackers to execute a brute force attack.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-43042 since 08/05/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-40023). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Excessive authentication
CWE: CWE-307 / CWE-799 / CWE-400
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/05/2024 CVE reserved
08/16/2024 +11 days Advisory disclosed
08/16/2024 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/15/2025 +303 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-43042 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-274892
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2024 10:34 PM
Updated: 06/15/2025 04:48 PM
Changes: 08/16/2024 10:34 PM (52), 09/20/2024 01:06 AM (12), 06/15/2025 04:48 PM (1)
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