What is CVE-2021-38725?

CVE-2021-38725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-38725?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms

CVE-2021-38725

Fuel CMS 1.5.0 has a brute force vulnerability in fuel/modules/fuel/controllers/Login.php

Published 2021-09-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms — versions 1.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

github.com/daylightstudio/FUEL-CMS/issues/581 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/daylightstudio/FUEL-CMS/commit/15934fdd309408640d1f2be18f93a8beadaa5… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38725?: CVE-2021-38725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-38725?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.