Resource exhaustion in Wbce Cms

CVE-2022-4006

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WBCE CMS. Affected by this issue is the function increase_attempts of the file wbce/framework/class.login.php of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is d394ba39a7bfeb31eda797b6195fd90ef74b2e75. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213716.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4006?
CVE-2022-4006 is a low-severity vulnerability in Wbce Cms, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2022-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-4006?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.