VDB-221111 · CVE-2023-25156 · GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9

Kiwi TCMS up to 11.x Login Page excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Kiwi TCMS up to 11.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Login Page. The manipulation leads to excessive authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-25156. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kiwi TCMS up to 11.x. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Login Page. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Kiwi TCMS, an open source test management system, does not impose rate limits in versions prior to 12.0. This makes it easier to attempt brute-force attacks against the login page. Users should upgrade to v12.0 or later to receive a patch. As a workaround, users may install and configure a rate-limiting proxy in front of Kiwi TCMS.

The weakness was released 02/15/2023 as GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-25156 since 02/03/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 12.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-0650). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Kiwi

Name

TCMS

Version

11.x

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Excessive authentication
CWE: CWE-307 / CWE-799 / CWE-400
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Yes
Local: Partially
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: TCMS 12.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

02/03/2023 🔍
02/15/2023 +12 days 🔍
02/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/05/2025 +871 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-25156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221111
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 02/15/2023 18:31
Updated: 07/05/2025 16:53
Changes: 02/15/2023 18:31 (50), 03/16/2023 08:34 (1), 07/05/2025 16:53 (16)
Complete: 🔍
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