Vulnerability · Published Aug 16, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-18698
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the lin-cms package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper Authentication in Lin-CMS-Flask v0.1.1 allows remote attackers to launch brute force login attempts without restriction via the 'login' function in the component 'app/api/cms/user.py'.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | lin-cms | no fix listed | GHSA-h6r2-pgvx-683c |
| PyPI | lin-cms | no fix listed | PYSEC-2021-339 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/TaleLin/lin-cms-flask/issues/27 x_refsource_MISC
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/307.html x_refsource_MISC