Description
Lack of protection against brute force attacks in M-Files Server before 23.12.13205.0 allows an attacker unlimited authentication attempts, potentially compromising targeted M-Files user accounts by guessing passwords.
Affected products
M-Files Server before 23.12.13205.0 M-Files Server before 23.2 LTS SR6 (this service release is not affected) M-Files Server before 23.8 LTS SR4 (this service release is not affected)
More information
Specific API methods offered by M-Files Server were found to be vulnerable to a brute force attack, allowing unauthenticated users to perform unlimited guesses on M-Files user passwords. CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5 CVSS 3.1 Temporal Score: 6.7 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C CWE: CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts CAPEC: CAPEC-49: Password Brute Forcing Internal ID: 168150, 168178 Date issued: 2023-12-19
Exploitability
Publicly disclosed: No Exploited: No Propability of exploitation: low – internally found
