Description
Flame through 2.4.0 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the POST /api/auth login endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to brute-force the admin password. Attackers can submit unlimited password guesses without rate limiting, attempt counters, lockouts, or delays to gain full administrator access and modify application configuration.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pawelmalak | flame | ≤ 2.4.0 | — |
References
- GitHub Issue #494 (finding 1) issue-tracking
- POST /api/auth registered with no rate limiting technical-description
- login compares the single admin password and issues a JWT technical-description
- Docker image default PASSWORD technical-description
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Flame through 2.4.0 Brute-Force Attack via Login Endpoint third-party-advisory