{"id":"CVE-2023-25156","published":"2023-02-15T00:00:00Z","modified":"2025-03-10T21:11:11Z","title":"Kiwi TCMS has no protection against brute-force attacks on login page","vendor":"kiwitcms","product":"kiwi","tier":"tail","description":{"text":"Kiwi TCMS, an open source test management system, does not impose rate limits in versions prior to 12.0. This makes it easier to attempt brute-force attacks against the login page. Users should upgrade to v12.0 or later to receive a patch. As a workaround, users may install and configure a rate-limiting proxy in front of Kiwi TCMS.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org CNA"},"epss":{"score":0.0091,"percentile":0.59982,"provenance":"source"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-770","name":"Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling"}],"references":[{"url":"https://huntr.dev/bounties/2b1a9be9-45e9-490b-8de0-26a492e79795/","tags":[]},{"url":"https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/02/15/kiwi-tcms-120/","tags":[]},{"url":"https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9","tags":[]},{"url":"https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/0ed213fa0ddb7a6dc77e3c3b99e8fc90ccdaf46f","tags":[]}],"priority":{"score":17.2,"factors":[{"name":"EPSS percentile","points":12.0},{"name":"CVSS severity","points":5.25}]},"vendorSlug":"kiwitcms","affectedVersions":[{"vendor":"kiwitcms","product":"kiwi","versions":[">= 12.0, < 12.0"]}],"affected":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"kiwitcms","vulnerableRanges":["<12.0"],"patched":["12.0"],"from":["GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9","PYSEC-2026-835"],"provenance":"source"}],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2023-0650","exploited":false,"provenance":"source"},"lineage":{"packageHistory":[{"cve":"CVE-2022-4105","published":"2022-11-21","fixed":"11.6","kev":false},{"cve":"CVE-2023-25156","published":"2023-02-15","fixed":"12.0","kev":false},{"cve":"CVE-2023-25171","published":"2023-02-15","fixed":"12.0","kev":false},{"cve":"CVE-2023-27489","published":"2023-03-29","fixed":"12.1","kev":false,"link":{"from":"CVE-2023-25156","to":"CVE-2023-27489","relation":"successor","confidence":"low","kind":"sequence","evidence":[{"kind":"version-step","provenance":"source","package":"PyPI:kiwitcms","fromFixed":"12.0","toFixed":"12.1","daysApart":42}]}},{"cve":"CVE-2023-30544","published":"2023-04-24","fixed":"12.2","kev":false}],"package":"PyPI:kiwitcms"}}