CVE-2022-4006

WBCE CMS Header class.login.php increase_attempts excessive authentication

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 15, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWBCE CMS

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WBCE CMS. Affected by this issue is the function increase_attempts of the file wbce/framework/class.login.php of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is d394ba39a7bfeb31eda797b6195fd90ef74b2e75. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213716.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-307

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