CVE-2022-4006 WBCE CMS Header class.login.php increase_attempts excessive authentication
Attackers can bypass login attempt limits via X-Forwarded-For headers, enabling brute-force attacks and potential service disruption in WBCE CMS.
- 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-2022-4006?
CVE-2022-4006 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in WBCE CMS, published on 15 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WBCE CMS. Affected by this issue is the function increase_attempts of the file wbce/framework/class.login.php of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is d394ba39a7bfeb31eda797b6195fd90ef74b2e75. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213716.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4006?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wbce Wbce Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4006?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4006 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-4006 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4006 exists.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2q3p-cfj5-9f8c.