GHSA-984P-XQ9M-4RJW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-06-07 21:01 – Updated: 2021-08-04 21:03
VLAI?
Summary
Rate Limiting Bypass in express-brute
Details
All versions of express-brute are vulnerable to Rate Limiting Bypass. Concurrent requests may lead to race conditions that cause the package to incorrectly count requests. This may allow an attacker to bypass the rate limiting provided by the package and execute requests without limiting.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.
Severity ?
5.6 (Medium)
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "express-brute"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "1.0.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-77"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2019-06-07T21:01:37Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "All versions of `express-brute` are vulnerable to Rate Limiting Bypass. Concurrent requests may lead to race conditions that cause the package to incorrectly count requests. This may allow an attacker to bypass the rate limiting provided by the package and execute requests without limiting.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nNo fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.",
"id": "GHSA-984p-xq9m-4rjw",
"modified": "2021-08-04T21:03:16Z",
"published": "2019-06-07T21:01:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/AdamPflug/express-brute/issues/46"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-EXPRESSBRUTE-174457"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/823"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Rate Limiting Bypass in express-brute"
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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