eLabFTW up to 4.0.x Brute-Force Protection PHPSESSID excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in eLabFTW up to 4.0.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component Brute-Force Protection. Executing a manipulation of the argument PHPSESSID can lead to excessive authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-41171. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in eLabFTW up to 4.0.x. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Brute-Force Protection. The manipulation of the argument PHPSESSID with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 10/23/2021 as GHSA-q67h-5pc3-g6jv. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-41171 since 09/15/2021. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

Upgrading to version 4.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 8e92afeec4c3a68dc88333881b7e6307f425706b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: eLabFTW 4.1.0
Patch: 8e92afeec4c3a68dc88333881b7e6307f425706b

Timelineinfo

09/15/2021 🔍
10/23/2021 +38 days 🔍
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10/29/2021 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-q67h-5pc3-g6jv
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-41171 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-41171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185272

Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2021 08:54
Updated: 10/29/2021 14:18
Changes: 10/23/2021 08:54 (53), 10/29/2021 14:18 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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