CVE-2021-43958 Security feature bypass in Crucible
Remote attackers can brute force user credentials by bypassing CAPTCHA and lockout mechanisms in Atlassian Fisheye and Crucible.
- 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-2021-43958?
CVE-2021-43958 is a critical vulnerability in Atlassian Crucible, published on 16 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Various rest resources in Fisheye and Crucible before version 4.8.9 allowed remote attackers to brute force user login credentials as rest resources did not check if users were beyond their max failed login limits and therefore required solving a CAPTCHA in addition to providing user credentials for authentication via a improper restriction of excess authentication attempts vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43958?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Atlassian Crucible, Atlassian Fisheye.
How do I fix CVE-2021-43958?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43958 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-43958 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43958 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Crucible
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j832-43w3-m333.