Protected Pages up to 1.7.x on Drupal excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Protected Pages up to 1.7.x on Drupal and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to excessive authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-9551. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Protected Pages up to 1.7.x on Drupal. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. 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 vulnerability in Drupal Protected Pages allows Brute Force.This issue affects Protected Pages: from 0.0.0 before 1.8.0, from 7.X-1.0 before 7.X-2.5.

The weakness was presented by Pierre Rudloff as sa-contrib-2025-101. The advisory is shared for download at drupal.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-9551 since 08/27/2025. 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.

Upgrading to version 1.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-33789). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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ADP CISA Base Score: 6.5
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Protected Pages 1.8.0

Timelineinfo

08/27/2025 CVE reserved
10/11/2025 +45 days Advisory disclosed
10/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/26/2026 +166 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sa-contrib-2025-101
Researcher: Pierre Rudloff
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-9551 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-9551
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327968
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2025 09:53
Updated: 03/26/2026 23:31
Changes: 10/11/2025 09:53 (56), 10/12/2025 07:56 (1), 03/26/2026 23:31 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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