What is CVE-2024-28833?

CVE-2024-28833 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Checkmk, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-06-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-28833?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Checkmk

CVE-2024-28833

Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts with two factor authentication methods in Checkmk 2.3 before 2.3.0p6 facilitates brute-forcing of second factor mechanisms.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Checkmk — versions 2.3.0
Checkmk Gmbh — versions 2.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

security@checkmk.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28833?: CVE-2024-28833 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Checkmk, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-28833?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.