title: WBCE CMS Header class.login.php increase_attempts excessive authentication
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.
problem types: CWE-400 Resource Consumption -> CWE-799 Improper Control of Interaction Frequency -> CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
affected:
{
vendor: WBCE
product: CMS
versions:
version: n/a, status: affected
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: LOW
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 3.7
baseSeverity: LOW
]