froxlor up to 2.0.19 excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in froxlor up to 2.0.19. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to excessive authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-3173. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in froxlor up to 2.0.19. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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:

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository froxlor/froxlor prior to 2.0.20.

The weakness was published 06/09/2023. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-3173 since 06/09/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

Upgrading to version 2.0.20 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 464216072456efb35b4541c58e7016463dfbd9a6 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2023-1776) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1737). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Open Source Froxlor

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: froxlor 2.0.20
Patch: 464216072456efb35b4541c58e7016463dfbd9a6

Timelineinfo

06/09/2023 🔍
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06/09/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/29/2026 +1085 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 464216072456efb35b4541c58e7016463dfbd9a6
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-3173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-3173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231140
EUVD: 🔍
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1737 - Froxlor: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 06/09/2023 07:12
Updated: 05/29/2026 13:42
Changes: 06/09/2023 07:12 (50), 07/07/2023 16:08 (1), 07/07/2023 16:15 (11), 07/16/2025 18:10 (16), 05/29/2026 13:42 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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