# CVE-2024-3202: codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS Login Page excessive authentication

> Attackers can bypass login restrictions due to lack of rate limiting, potentially leading to account takeover in Stupid Simple CMS.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5jm7-9q58-m675

## What is CVE-2024-3202?

CVE-2024-3202 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS, published on 2 Apr 2024. 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 codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS 1.2.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Login Page. The manipulation leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-259049 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3202?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codelyfe Stupid Simple Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3202?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3202 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3202 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3202 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS

- [CVE-2024-27689](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27689/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-22715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22715/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-6901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6901/): codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS HTTP POST Request handle-command.php os command injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-27559](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27559/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-27558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27558/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3202 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3202 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS, published on 2 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3202 exists.

Affected product: codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3202/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3202/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3202
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3202
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3202

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3202/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.