No BruteForce Protection
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Weblate
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jaypatel
Vulnerability Details
Technical details and impact analysis
A common threat web developers face is a password-guessing attack known as a brute force attack. A brute-force attack is an attempt to discover a password by systematically trying every possible combination of letters, numbers, and symbols until you discover the one correct combination that works.
hosted.weblate.org/accounts/login/
This login page doesn't have any protection against password-guessing attacks (brute force attacks). It's recommended to implement some type of account lockout after a defined number of incorrect password attempts. Consult Web references for more information about fixing this problem.
**The impact of this vulnerability:**
An attacker may attempt to discover a weak password by systematically trying every possible combination of letters, numbers, and symbols until it discovers the one correct combination that works.
**How to fix this vulnerability:**
It's recommended to implement some type of account lockout after a defined number of incorrect password attempts.
Report Details
Additional information and metadata
State
Closed
Substate
Resolved
Submitted
Weakness
Improper Restriction of Authentication Attempts