Submit #870679: VictoriaMetrics <=1.146.0 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attemptsinfo

TitleVictoriaMetrics <=1.146.0 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
DescriptionThe VMAuth (<=1.146.0) authentication endpoint lacks a brute-force protection mechanism, has no limit on login failure attempts, no account locking, and no CAPTCHA. Attackers can attempt to guess the credentials without limit. This vulnerability was verified with python POC in the vulnerability report: https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/11180
Source⚠️ https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/11180
User
 ZAST.AI (UID 87884)
Submission06/26/2026 10:51 (2 months ago)
Moderation08/14/2026 21:02 (2 months later)
StatusAccepted
VulDB entry390088 [VictoriaMetrics up to 1.146.0 VMAuth Authentication Endpoint app/vmauth/main.go requestHandler excessive authentication]
Points19

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