CWE-307
AllowedImproper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.
1006 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-6237-6J67-RVM2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:04 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:04In Apache APISIX Dashboard version 2.6, we changed the default value of listen host to 0.0.0.0 in order to facilitate users to configure external network access. In the IP allowed list restriction, a risky function was used for the IP acquisition, which made it possible to bypass the network limit. At the same time, the default account and password are fixed.Ultimately these factors lead to the issue of security risks. This issue is fixed in APISIX Dashboard 2.6.1
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"CVE-2021-33190"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-06-08T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"id": "GHSA-6237-6j67-rvm2",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:04:20Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:04:20Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33190"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re736aea55e8fd2478f0739c0c38a9375c4204fc1f0bd1ea687f57049%40%3Cdev.apisix.apache.org%3E"
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"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re736aea55e8fd2478f0739c0c38a9375c4204fc1f0bd1ea687f57049@%3Cdev.apisix.apache.org%3E"
},
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"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/08/4"
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GHSA-62PG-77G7-WVWQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-04 15:31 – Updated: 2024-10-16 18:31This vulnerability exists in Shilpi Client Dashboard due to missing restrictions for incorrect login attempts on its API based login. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by conducting a brute force attack on password, which could lead to gain unauthorized access to other user accounts.
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"CVE-2024-47656"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-04T13:15:11Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "This vulnerability exists in Shilpi Client Dashboard due to missing restrictions for incorrect login attempts on its API based login. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by conducting a brute force attack on password, which could lead to gain unauthorized access to other user accounts.",
"id": "GHSA-62pg-77g7-wvwq",
"modified": "2024-10-16T18:31:34Z",
"published": "2024-10-04T15:31:21Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47656"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01\u0026VLCODE=CIVN-2024-0313"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
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GHSA-63P9-WC49-39M6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-04 12:31 – Updated: 2024-06-04 12:31Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in WebFactory Ltd Captcha Code allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha Code: from n/a through 2.9.
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"details": "Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in WebFactory Ltd Captcha Code allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha Code: from n/a through 2.9.",
"id": "GHSA-63p9-wc49-39m6",
"modified": "2024-06-04T12:31:04Z",
"published": "2024-06-04T12:31:04Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48745"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/captcha-code-authentication/wordpress-captcha-code-plugin-2-8-captcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-64M7-CFX3-HG77
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-26 00:30 – Updated: 2026-01-26 00:30A security vulnerability has been detected in Beetel 777VR1 up to 01.00.09/01.00.09_55. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component UART Interface. The manipulation leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is assessed as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-26T00:16:03Z",
"severity": "LOW"
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"details": "A security vulnerability has been detected in Beetel 777VR1 up to 01.00.09/01.00.09_55. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component UART Interface. The manipulation leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. The attack\u0027s complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is assessed as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.",
"id": "GHSA-64m7-cfx3-hg77",
"modified": "2026-01-26T00:30:28Z",
"published": "2026-01-26T00:30:28Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1409"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/raghav20232023/19900b427445adf37f64ae953611bfce"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.342798"
},
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.342798"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.739399"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
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GHSA-65XV-8WGG-QHXG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-04 09:30 – Updated: 2024-06-04 09:30Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Forge12 Interactive GmbH Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7 allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7: from n/a through 1.11.3.
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"details": "Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Forge12 Interactive GmbH Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7 allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Captcha/Honeypot for Contact Form 7: from n/a through 1.11.3.",
"id": "GHSA-65xv-8wgg-qhxg",
"modified": "2024-06-04T09:30:57Z",
"published": "2024-06-04T09:30:57Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45009"
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"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/captcha-for-contact-form-7/wordpress-captcha-for-contact-form-7-plugin-1-11-3-capcha-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-6626-79JH-5CCR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-15 21:31 – Updated: 2026-06-09 00:00Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-9pq7-mfwh-xx2j. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the /admin/check endpoint, which accepts arbitrary user-id parameters without session binding or rate limiting. Unauthenticated attackers can brute-force any user's six-digit TOTP code by submitting POST requests with sequential token values, bypassing two-factor authentication to gain full administrative access.
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"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "thorsten/phpmyfaq"
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"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
},
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"fixed": "4.1.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
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"name": "phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq"
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"ranges": [
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-09T00:00:12Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-15T19:17:01Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "### Duplicate Advisory\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-9pq7-mfwh-xx2j. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n### Original Description\nphpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the /admin/check endpoint, which accepts arbitrary user-id parameters without session binding or rate limiting. Unauthenticated attackers can brute-force any user\u0027s six-digit TOTP code by submitting POST requests with sequential token values, bypassing two-factor authentication to gain full administrative access.",
"id": "GHSA-6626-79jh-5ccr",
"modified": "2026-06-09T00:00:12Z",
"published": "2026-05-15T21:31:32Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9pq7-mfwh-xx2j"
},
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45010"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-unauthenticated-two-factor-authentication-brute-force-via-admin-check-endpoint"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
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"summary": "Duplicate Advisory: phpMyFAQ enables unauthenticated 2FA brute-force attack via /admin/check acceptance of arbitrary user-id",
"withdrawn": "2026-06-09T00:00:12Z"
}
GHSA-662P-4XH8-66RF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-11 03:32 – Updated: 2023-02-21 18:30Dell SupportAssist contains a rate limit bypass issues in screenmeet API third party component. An unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability and impersonate a legitimate dell customer to a dell support technician.
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"CVE-2022-34389"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-02-11T01:23:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Dell SupportAssist contains a rate limit bypass issues in screenmeet API third party component. An unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability and impersonate a legitimate dell customer to a dell support technician.",
"id": "GHSA-662p-4xh8-66rf",
"modified": "2023-02-21T18:30:24Z",
"published": "2023-02-11T03:32:50Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34389"
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"url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204114"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-66MF-3GG5-CM75
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-03 18:33 – Updated: 2026-06-03 21:30Mercusys AC12G (EU) V1 router with firmware AC12G(EU)_V1_200909 allows unauthenticated brute-force attacks via the TDDP password change endpoint (code=10), which lacks the rate limiting applied to the login endpoint (code=7). An attacker on the adjacent network can attempt unlimited passwords without triggering account lockout.
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"CVE-2026-36607"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-03T18:16:21Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Mercusys AC12G (EU) V1 router with firmware AC12G(EU)_V1_200909 allows unauthenticated brute-force attacks via the TDDP password change endpoint (code=10), which lacks the rate limiting applied to the login endpoint (code=7). An attacker on the adjacent network can attempt unlimited passwords without triggering account lockout.",
"id": "GHSA-66mf-3gg5-cm75",
"modified": "2026-06-03T21:30:29Z",
"published": "2026-06-03T18:33:11Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-36607"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Tymbark7372/MERCUSYS-AC12G/blob/master/advisories/CVE-2026-36607.md"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-679X-9C34-9QG2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-13 09:30 – Updated: 2024-08-13 09:30A vulnerability has been identified in Location Intelligence family (All versions < V4.4). Affected products do not properly enforce restriction of excessive authentication attempts. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct brute force attacks against legitimate user passwords.
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"CVE-2024-41682"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-13T08:15:12Z",
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"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in Location Intelligence family (All versions \u003c V4.4). Affected products do not properly enforce restriction of excessive authentication attempts. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to conduct brute force attacks against legitimate user passwords.",
"id": "GHSA-679x-9c34-9qg2",
"modified": "2024-08-13T09:30:52Z",
"published": "2024-08-13T09:30:52Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41682"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-720392.html"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
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GHSA-67GF-X3R4-P4FQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-24 00:31 – Updated: 2024-07-24 00:31An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in GroupMe allows a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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"CVE-2024-38176"
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"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in GroupMe allows a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.\n",
"id": "GHSA-67gf-x3r4-p4fq",
"modified": "2024-07-24T00:31:17Z",
"published": "2024-07-24T00:31:17Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38176"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38176"
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}
Mitigation
- Common protection mechanisms include:
- Disconnecting the user after a small number of failed attempts
- Implementing a timeout
- Locking out a targeted account
- Requiring a computational task on the user's part.
Mitigation MIT-4
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482].
- Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]
CAPEC-16: Dictionary-based Password Attack
An attacker tries each of the words in a dictionary as passwords to gain access to the system via some user's account. If the password chosen by the user was a word within the dictionary, this attack will be successful (in the absence of other mitigations). This is a specific instance of the password brute forcing attack pattern.
Dictionary Attacks differ from similar attacks such as Password Spraying (CAPEC-565) and Credential Stuffing (CAPEC-600), since they leverage unknown username/password combinations and don't care about inducing account lockouts.
CAPEC-49: Password Brute Forcing
An adversary tries every possible value for a password until they succeed. A brute force attack, if feasible computationally, will always be successful because it will essentially go through all possible passwords given the alphabet used (lower case letters, upper case letters, numbers, symbols, etc.) and the maximum length of the password.
CAPEC-560: Use of Known Domain Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate credentials (e.g. userID/password) to achieve authentication and to perform authorized actions under the guise of an authenticated user or service.
CAPEC-565: Password Spraying
In a Password Spraying attack, an adversary tries a small list (e.g. 3-5) of common or expected passwords, often matching the target's complexity policy, against a known list of user accounts to gain valid credentials. The adversary tries a particular password for each user account, before moving onto the next password in the list. This approach assists the adversary in remaining undetected by avoiding rapid or frequent account lockouts. The adversary may then reattempt the process with additional passwords, once enough time has passed to prevent inducing a lockout.
CAPEC-600: Credential Stuffing
An adversary tries known username/password combinations against different systems, applications, or services to gain additional authenticated access. Credential Stuffing attacks rely upon the fact that many users leverage the same username/password combination for multiple systems, applications, and services.
CAPEC-652: Use of Known Kerberos Credentials
An adversary obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate Kerberos credentials (e.g. Kerberos service account userID/password or Kerberos Tickets) with the goal of achieving authenticated access to additional systems, applications, or services within the domain.
CAPEC-653: Use of Known Operating System Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate operating system credentials (e.g. userID/password) to achieve authentication and to perform authorized actions on the system, under the guise of an authenticated user or service. This applies to any Operating System.