7.4
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-48084
OpenReception doesn't rate limit passphrase login attempts
Description

OpenReception's appointment booking software provides an end-to-end encrypted appointment booking platform. Versions prior to 1.0.2 don't throttle failed passphrase login attempts. An attacker can submit unlimited wrong passphrase guesses against any known email address, capped only by the Argon2 verification cost (about 100 milliseconds per attempt on the tested host, giving 10 attempts per second sustained). The same backend implements a working per-account throttle on the WebAuthn challenge endpoint, which returns HTTP 429 after roughly 19 attempts. The passphrase branch simply does not invoke that throttle, leaving a supported high-value login path unprotected against credential stuffing and dictionary attacks. The asymmetry confirms this is an oversight rather than a design choice. The throttle infrastructure exists, is wired into the same auth backend, and works on the WebAuthn path. The passphrase branch in `/api/auth/login` was not updated to record failed attempts. Combined with the application's minimum-passphrase policy (12 characters, no entropy or dictionary checks), accounts using common base patterns such as `Spring2026!XX` or words from a leak corpus are realistically reachable in days on a single CPU, hours on a small GPU farm. Version 1.0.2 patches the issue.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 6, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 6, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update OpenReception's appointment booking software to version 1.0.2 to fix authentication bypass.
  • Update software to version 1.0.2.
  • Verify failed login attempt throttling.
  • Implement stronger passphrase policies.
  • Monitor for credential stuffing attacks.
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URL Resource
https://github.com/open-reception/appointment-booking-software/commit/b283dbb670e09112299fb0cf89f3cb054ecc1700
https://github.com/open-reception/appointment-booking-software/security/advisories/GHSA-hhg5-xmjg-3m93
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'open-reception', 'product': 'appointment-booking-software', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 1.0.2'}]}]
    Added Description OpenReception's appointment booking software provides an end-to-end encrypted appointment booking platform. Versions prior to 1.0.2 don't throttle failed passphrase login attempts. An attacker can submit unlimited wrong passphrase guesses against any known email address, capped only by the Argon2 verification cost (about 100 milliseconds per attempt on the tested host, giving 10 attempts per second sustained). The same backend implements a working per-account throttle on the WebAuthn challenge endpoint, which returns HTTP 429 after roughly 19 attempts. The passphrase branch simply does not invoke that throttle, leaving a supported high-value login path unprotected against credential stuffing and dictionary attacks. The asymmetry confirms this is an oversight rather than a design choice. The throttle infrastructure exists, is wired into the same auth backend, and works on the WebAuthn path. The passphrase branch in `/api/auth/login` was not updated to record failed attempts. Combined with the application's minimum-passphrase policy (12 characters, no entropy or dictionary checks), accounts using common base patterns such as `Spring2026!XX` or words from a leak corpus are realistically reachable in days on a single CPU, hours on a small GPU farm. Version 1.0.2 patches the issue.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-307
    Added Reference https://github.com/open-reception/appointment-booking-software/commit/b283dbb670e09112299fb0cf89f3cb054ecc1700
    Added Reference https://github.com/open-reception/appointment-booking-software/security/advisories/GHSA-hhg5-xmjg-3m93
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