What is CVE-2021-33563?

CVE-2021-33563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Koel, classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-05-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-33563?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Koel

CVE-2021-33563

Koel before 5.1.4 lacks login throttling, lacks a password strength policy, and shows whether a failed login attempt had a valid username. This might make brute-force attacks easier.

EPSS: 0.008 (53.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Koel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-916 — Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33563?: CVE-2021-33563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Koel, classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-33563?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.