CVE-2021-41171
eLabFTW PHPSESSID Forgery Brute-Force Bypass
Description
eLabFTW is an open source electronic lab notebook manager for research teams. In versions of eLabFTW before 4.1.0, it allows attackers to bypass a brute-force protection mechanism by using many different forged PHPSESSID values in HTTP Cookie header. This issue has been addressed by implementing brute force login protection, as recommended by Owasp with Device Cookies. This mechanism will not impact users and will effectively thwart any brute-force attempts at guessing passwords. The only correct way to address this is to upgrade to version 4.1.0. Adding rate limitation upstream of the eLabFTW service is of course a valid option, with or without upgrading.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 22, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 6:25 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-41171.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/commit/8e92afeec4c3a68dc88333881b7e6307f425706b | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/releases/tag/4.1.0 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-q67h-5pc3-g6jv | Third Party Advisory |
| https://owasp.org/www-community/Slow_Down_Online_Guessing_Attacks_with_Device_Cookies | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/docs/50436 | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/commit/8e92afeec4c3a68dc88333881b7e6307f425706b | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/releases/tag/4.1.0 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-q67h-5pc3-g6jv | Third Party Advisory |
| https://owasp.org/www-community/Slow_Down_Online_Guessing_Attacks_with_Device_Cookies | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/docs/50436 | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-41171 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-41171
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-41171 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-41171 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/commit/8e92afeec4c3a68dc88333881b7e6307f425706b Added Reference https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/releases/tag/4.1.0 Added Reference https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-q67h-5pc3-g6jv Added Reference https://owasp.org/www-community/Slow_Down_Online_Guessing_Attacks_with_Device_Cookies Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/docs/50436 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/commit/8e92afeec4c3a68dc88333881b7e6307f425706b No Types Assigned https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/commit/8e92afeec4c3a68dc88333881b7e6307f425706b Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/releases/tag/4.1.0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/releases/tag/4.1.0 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-q67h-5pc3-g6jv No Types Assigned https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/security/advisories/GHSA-q67h-5pc3-g6jv Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://owasp.org/www-community/Slow_Down_Online_Guessing_Attacks_with_Device_Cookies No Types Assigned https://owasp.org/www-community/Slow_Down_Online_Guessing_Attacks_with_Device_Cookies Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/docs/50436 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/docs/50436 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elabftw:elabftw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.0
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Base CVSS Score: 4
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.23 }} 0.01%
score
0.45522
percentile