GHSA-9HCR-9HCV-X6PV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-10 16:37 – Updated: 2025-03-07 19:09
VLAI?
Summary
Flask-AppBuilder Has No Rate Limiting on Login AUTH DB
Details

Impact

Lack of rate limiting will allow an attacker to brute-force user credentials.

Patches

Ability to enable rate limiting on Flask-AppBuilder >= 4.3.0. Use AUTH_RATE_LIMITED = True and RATELIMIT_ENABLED = True set the limit itself by using AUTH_RATE_LIMIT. Will apply only to database authentication.

Workarounds

Implement rate limiting using a reverse proxy or other strategies.

Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "Flask-AppBuilder"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.3.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-29005"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-307"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-04-10T16:37:40Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-04-10T21:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nLack of rate limiting will allow an attacker to brute-force user credentials.\n\n### Patches\nAbility to enable rate limiting on Flask-AppBuilder \u003e=  4.3.0. Use `AUTH_RATE_LIMITED = True` and `RATELIMIT_ENABLED = True` set the limit itself by using `AUTH_RATE_LIMIT`. Will apply only to database authentication.\n\n### Workarounds\nImplement rate limiting using a reverse proxy or other strategies.",
  "id": "GHSA-9hcr-9hcv-x6pv",
  "modified": "2025-03-07T19:09:34Z",
  "published": "2023-04-10T16:37:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder/security/advisories/GHSA-9hcr-9hcv-x6pv"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29005"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder/pull/1976"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://flask-limiter.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder/releases/tag/v4.3.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Flask-AppBuilder Has No Rate Limiting on Login AUTH DB"
}


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