Description
changedetection.io's /login route checks the submitted password against a single PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 hash with no per-IP or per-session rate limiting, failed-attempt counter, or lockout (no rate-limiting library is present in requirements.txt).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| dgtlmoon | changedetection.io | 0.55.7 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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Nel-droid/CVE-2026-71205-PoC ★ 0 · Aug 16, 2026
PoC: changedetection.io unlimited login brute-force, no rate limiting (CVE-2026-71205, Medium 6.5)
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io third-party-advisory