What is CVE-2019-17240?

CVE-2019-17240 is a low-severity vulnerability in N/a. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2019-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-17240?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-17240 known to be exploited?

38 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2019-17240

bl-kernel/security.class.php in Bludit 3.9.2 allows attackers to bypass a brute-force protection mechanism by using many different forged X-Forwarded-For or Client-IP HTTP headers.

EPSS: 0.803 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

rastating.github.io/bludit-brute-force-mitigation-bypass/ (x_refsource_MISC)
github.com/bludit/bludit/pull/1090 (x_refsource_MISC)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/158875/Bludit-3.9.2-Authentication-Bruteforce-Mit… (x_refsource_MISC)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/159664/Bludit-3.9.2-Bruteforce-Mitigation-Bypass… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17240?: CVE-2019-17240 is a low-severity vulnerability in N/a. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2019-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-17240?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-17240 known to be exploited?: 38 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.