CWE-307
AllowedImproper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.
1033 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-45RC-FW3M-7FQ5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:13 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:13BAB TECHNOLOGIE GmbH eibPort V3 prior version 3.9.1 allow unauthenticated attackers access to /tmp path which contains some sensitive data (e.g. device serial number). Having those info, a possible loginId can be self-calculated in a brute force attack against BMX interface. This is usable and part of an attack chain to gain SSH root access.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-28911"
],
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"CWE-307"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-09-09T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "BAB TECHNOLOGIE GmbH eibPort V3 prior version 3.9.1 allow unauthenticated attackers access to /tmp path which contains some sensitive data (e.g. device serial number). Having those info, a possible loginId can be self-calculated in a brute force attack against BMX interface. This is usable and part of an attack chain to gain SSH root access.",
"id": "GHSA-45rc-fw3m-7fq5",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:13:58Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:13:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28911"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://psytester.github.io/CVE-2021-28911"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-46MH-FQPF-6685
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-10 21:30 – Updated: 2024-12-11 15:31An issue in the BYD Dilink Headunit System v3.0 to v4.0 allows attackers to bypass authentication via a bruteforce attack.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-46442"
],
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"CWE-307"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-10T19:15:27Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue in the BYD Dilink Headunit System v3.0 to v4.0 allows attackers to bypass authentication via a bruteforce attack.",
"id": "GHSA-46mh-fqpf-6685",
"modified": "2024-12-11T15:31:16Z",
"published": "2024-12-10T21:30:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46442"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/zgsnj123/BYD_headunit_vuls/tree/main"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.bydauto.com.cn"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://byd.com"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-47C4-H5XR-WVG6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-03 12:34 – Updated: 2025-07-03 12:34The maxView Storage Manager does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it susceptible to brute-force attacks.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-1710"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-307"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-03T12:15:22Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The maxView Storage Manager does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it susceptible to brute-force attacks.",
"id": "GHSA-47c4-h5xr-wvg6",
"modified": "2025-07-03T12:34:57Z",
"published": "2025-07-03T12:34:57Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1710"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sick.com/psirt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.endress.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.pdf"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-47QC-JVXC-FJMJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-28 21:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:16D-Link DSL-224 firmware version 3.0.10 CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-32224"
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"CWE-307"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-28T21:15:10Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "D-Link DSL-224 firmware version 3.0.10 CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts",
"id": "GHSA-47qc-jvxc-fjmj",
"modified": "2024-04-04T05:16:26Z",
"published": "2023-06-28T21:30:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32224"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.gov.il/en/Departments/faq/cve_advisories"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-499V-Q9WV-M7Q4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-15 00:00 – Updated: 2022-06-24 00:00An issue in TopIDP3000 Topsec Operating System tos_3.3.005.665b.15_smpidp allows attackers to perform a brute-force attack via a crafted session_id cookie.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-31273"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-307"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-14T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue in TopIDP3000 Topsec Operating System tos_3.3.005.665b.15_smpidp allows attackers to perform a brute-force attack via a crafted session_id cookie.",
"id": "GHSA-499v-q9wv-m7q4",
"modified": "2022-06-24T00:00:33Z",
"published": "2022-06-15T00:00:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31273"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jhhua/issus/blob/main/1.pdf"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-49JC-Q5JH-H4X9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-09 03:33 – Updated: 2024-02-09 03:33IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 268755.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-45191"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-307"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-09T01:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 268755.",
"id": "GHSA-49jc-q5jh-h4x9",
"modified": "2024-02-09T03:33:11Z",
"published": "2024-02-09T03:33:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45191"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268755"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7116045"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4CH8-JGQC-V66P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-29 00:00 – Updated: 2022-08-05 00:00An attacker can decrypt the Ovarro TBox login password by communication capture and brute force attacks.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-22640"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-294",
"CWE-307",
"CWE-522"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-07-28T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An attacker can decrypt the Ovarro TBox login password by communication capture and brute force attacks.",
"id": "GHSA-4ch8-jgqc-v66p",
"modified": "2022-08-05T00:00:31Z",
"published": "2022-07-29T00:00:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22640"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-054-04"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4CRM-7WJ7-PR4W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:42 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:42An issue was discovered in MB CONNECT LINE mymbCONNECT24 and mbCONNECT24 through 2.6.2. The login pages bruteforce detection is disabled by default.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-35565"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-307"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-02-16T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in MB CONNECT LINE mymbCONNECT24 and mbCONNECT24 through 2.6.2. The login pages bruteforce detection is disabled by default.",
"id": "GHSA-4crm-7wj7-pr4w",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:42:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:42:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35565"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2021-003"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://mbconnectline.com/security-advice"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-4G8H-JQJ8-HF34
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-13 15:30 – Updated: 2024-12-13 15:30Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.x contains a vulnerability. An improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication vulnerability where a Network attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a brute force attack or a dictionary attack against the RecoverPoint login form and a complete system compromise. This allows attackers to brute-force the password of valid users in an automated manner.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-38488"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-307"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-13T14:15:21Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.x contains a vulnerability. An improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication vulnerability where a Network attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a brute force attack or a dictionary attack against the RecoverPoint login form and a complete system compromise.\nThis allows attackers to brute-force the password of valid users in an automated manner.",
"id": "GHSA-4g8h-jqj8-hf34",
"modified": "2024-12-13T15:30:39Z",
"published": "2024-12-13T15:30:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38488"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000259765/dsa-2024-429-security-update-for-dell-recoverpoint-for-virtual-machines-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-4GPM-R23H-GPRW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-31 03:31 – Updated: 2023-11-08 18:41JHipster generator-jhipster before 2.23.0 allows a timing attack against validateToken due to a string comparison that stops at the first character that is different. Attackers can guess tokens by brute forcing one character at a time and observing the timing. This of course drastically reduces the search space to a linear amount of guesses based on the token length times the possible characters.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "generator-jhipster"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.23.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-20110"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-208",
"CWE-307"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-10-31T19:30:57Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-10-31T03:15:07Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "JHipster generator-jhipster before 2.23.0 allows a timing attack against validateToken due to a string comparison that stops at the first character that is different. Attackers can guess tokens by brute forcing one character at a time and observing the timing. This of course drastically reduces the search space to a linear amount of guesses based on the token length times the possible characters.",
"id": "GHSA-4gpm-r23h-gprw",
"modified": "2023-11-08T18:41:14Z",
"published": "2023-10-31T03:31:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-20110"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/issues/2095"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/commit/79fe5626cb1bb80f9ac86cf46980748e65d2bdbc"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/commit/7c49ab3d45dc4921b831a2ca55fb1e2a2db1ee25"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jhipster/generator-jhipster/compare/v2.22.0...v2.23.0"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "generator-jhipster allows a timing attack against validateToken due to a string comparison that stops at the first character"
}
Mitigation
- Common protection mechanisms include:
- Disconnecting the user after a small number of failed attempts
- Implementing a timeout
- Locking out a targeted account
- Requiring a computational task on the user's part.
Mitigation MIT-4
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482].
- Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]
CAPEC-16: Dictionary-based Password Attack
An attacker tries each of the words in a dictionary as passwords to gain access to the system via some user's account. If the password chosen by the user was a word within the dictionary, this attack will be successful (in the absence of other mitigations). This is a specific instance of the password brute forcing attack pattern.
Dictionary Attacks differ from similar attacks such as Password Spraying (CAPEC-565) and Credential Stuffing (CAPEC-600), since they leverage unknown username/password combinations and don't care about inducing account lockouts.
CAPEC-49: Password Brute Forcing
An adversary tries every possible value for a password until they succeed. A brute force attack, if feasible computationally, will always be successful because it will essentially go through all possible passwords given the alphabet used (lower case letters, upper case letters, numbers, symbols, etc.) and the maximum length of the password.
CAPEC-560: Use of Known Domain Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate credentials (e.g. userID/password) to achieve authentication and to perform authorized actions under the guise of an authenticated user or service.
CAPEC-565: Password Spraying
In a Password Spraying attack, an adversary tries a small list (e.g. 3-5) of common or expected passwords, often matching the target's complexity policy, against a known list of user accounts to gain valid credentials. The adversary tries a particular password for each user account, before moving onto the next password in the list. This approach assists the adversary in remaining undetected by avoiding rapid or frequent account lockouts. The adversary may then reattempt the process with additional passwords, once enough time has passed to prevent inducing a lockout.
CAPEC-600: Credential Stuffing
An adversary tries known username/password combinations against different systems, applications, or services to gain additional authenticated access. Credential Stuffing attacks rely upon the fact that many users leverage the same username/password combination for multiple systems, applications, and services.
CAPEC-652: Use of Known Kerberos Credentials
An adversary obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate Kerberos credentials (e.g. Kerberos service account userID/password or Kerberos Tickets) with the goal of achieving authenticated access to additional systems, applications, or services within the domain.
CAPEC-653: Use of Known Operating System Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate operating system credentials (e.g. userID/password) to achieve authentication and to perform authorized actions on the system, under the guise of an authenticated user or service. This applies to any Operating System.