CVE-2021-28248 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can brute-force authentication attempts to gain unauthorized access to targeted accounts in the unsupported CA eHealth Performance Manager.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-28248?

CVE-2021-28248 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CA eHealth Performance Manager through 6.3.2.12 is affected by Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. An attacker is able to perform an arbitrary number of /web/frames/ authentication attempts using different passwords, and eventually gain access to a targeted account, NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Weakness: CWE-307

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28248?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Broadcom Ehealth.

How do I fix CVE-2021-28248?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28248 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2021-28248 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-28248 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8m4g-7q24-6qwq.

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