CVE-2021-3412
Description
A flaw was found in the 3scale developer portal, where it lacked brute force protections. This flaw allows an attacker to use this gap to bypass login controls and access privileged information, or possibly conduct further attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.6 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | Low | Low | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Low | Low | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Low | Low | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Red Hat CVSS v3 Score Explanation
Brute force attacks on a password quickly become out of reach in practical computing time if the password is sufficiently complex, that is, at or above the level expected by standard enterprise security rules. A successful attack would require some assistance beyond the attacker's control, such as knowledge of a portion of the password, or a password's noncompliance with enterprise rules. We feel this reflects a High Access Complexity rather than Low.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism
An attacker could perform an arbitrary number of authentication attempts using different passwords, and eventually gain access to the targeted account using a brute force attack.
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