9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-40834
OpenCart CMS Unauthorized Brute Force841
Description

OpenCart CMS v4.0.2.2 was discovered to lack a protective mechanism on its login page against excessive login attempts, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain access to the application via a brute force attack to the password parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 12, 2023, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 8, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40834 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opencart opencart
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174525/OpenCart-CMS-4.0.2.2-Brute-Force.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.opencart.com/ Product

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-40834 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description OpenCart CMS v4.0.2.2 was discovered to lack a protective mechanism on its login page against excessive login attempts, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain access to the application via a brute force attack. OpenCart CMS v4.0.2.2 was discovered to lack a protective mechanism on its login page against excessive login attempts, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain access to the application via a brute force attack to the password parameter.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description OpenCart v4.0.2.2 is vulnerable to Brute Force Attack. OpenCart CMS v4.0.2.2 was discovered to lack a protective mechanism on its login page against excessive login attempts, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain access to the application via a brute force attack.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174525/OpenCart-CMS-4.0.2.2-Brute-Force.html No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174525/OpenCart-CMS-4.0.2.2-Brute-Force.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.opencart.com/ No Types Assigned https://www.opencart.com/ Product
    Added CWE NIST CWE-307
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opencart:opencart:4.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.60 }} 0.18%

score

0.78865

percentile

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