What is CVE-2021-42544?

CVE-2021-42544 is a high-severity vulnerability in Businessdnasolutions Topease, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2021-42544?

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

Is CVE-2021-42544 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Businessdnasolutions Topease

CVE-2021-42544

Missing Rate Limiting in Web Applications operating on Business-DNA Solutions GmbH’s TopEase® Platform Version <= 7.1.27 on the Login Form allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform multiple login attempts, which facilitates gain…

EPSS: 0.014 (68.8th 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

Businessdnasolutions Topease
Business-dna Solutions Gmbh Topease — versions unspecified, next of 7.1.28

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

vulnerability@ncsc.ch (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42544?: CVE-2021-42544 is a high-severity vulnerability in Businessdnasolutions Topease, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-42544?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-42544 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.