CVE-2020-15770 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can brute-force local user passwords in Gradle Enterprise due to missing account lockout mechanisms after failed login attempts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-15770?

CVE-2020-15770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Gradle Enterprise 2018.5. An attacker can potentially make repeated attempts to guess a local user's password, due to lack of lock-out after excessive failed logins.

Weakness: CWE-307

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15770?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gradle Enterprise.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15770?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-15770 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5wcx-gjhc-645f.

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