CVEvulnerability
CVE-2024-21500
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2024-02-17
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 4.8 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-307
Description
All versions of the package github.com/greenpau/caddy-security are vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts via the two-factor authentication (2FA). Although the application blocks the user after several failed attempts to provide 2FA codes, attackers can bypass this blocking mechanism by automating the application’s full multistep 2FA process.
Affected configurations
• authcrunch caddy-security
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts weakness
References
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/09/18/security-flaws-in-an-sso-plugin-for-caddy/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/greenpau/caddy-security/issues/271 Issue Tracking
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGREENPAUCADDYSECURITY-6249864 Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/09/18/security-flaws-in-an-sso-plugin-for-caddy/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/greenpau/caddy-security/issues/271 Issue Tracking
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGREENPAUCADDYSECURITY-6249864 Third Party Advisory