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Brute force exploit can be used to collect valid usernames

Low
bergmania published GHSA-7x74-h8cw-qhxq Dec 12, 2023

Package

nuget Umbraco.CMS (NuGet)

Affected versions

> 8.0.0

Patched versions

8.18.10, 10.8.1, 12.3.4+

Description

Impact

A brute force exploit that can be used to collect valid usernames is possible.

Explanation of the vulnerability

It's a brute force exploit that can be used to collect valid usernames by using the “forgot password” function when trying to log into the Backoffice.
If the username/email is known, it is easier to find the corresponding password.
If an email address that was already used and registered by a user, is provided as an input, the server internal processing time takes longer.
If the email address does not exist in the database of the registered users, the server would respond immediately.

Severity

Low
0.0
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N

CVE ID

CVE-2023-49278

Weaknesses

No CWEs