CVE-2020-11052

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Sorcery

Description

In Sorcery before 0.15.0, there is a brute force vulnerability when using password authentication via Sorcery. The brute force protection submodule will prevent a brute force attack for the defined lockout period, but once expired, protection will not be re-enabled until a user or malicious actor logs in successfully. This does not affect users that do not use the built-in brute force protection submodule, nor users that use permanent account lockout. This has been patched in 0.15.0.

Category

8.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.53%
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Affected: Sorcery Sorcery
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/Sorcery/sorcery/security/advisories/GHSA-jc8m-cxhj-668x third party advisory
https://github.com/Sorcery/sorcery/issues/231 third party advisory
https://github.com/Sorcery/sorcery/pull/235 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/Sorcery/sorcery/commit/0f116d223826895a73b12492f17486e5d54ab7a7 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11052?
CVE-2020-11052 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-11052?
To fix CVE-2020-11052, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-11052 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-11052 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-11052?
CVE-2020-11052 affects Sorcery Sorcery.
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