// For flags

CVE-2023-27100

pfsenseCE v2.6.0 - Anti-brute force protection bypass

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in the SSHGuard component of Netgate pfSense Plus software v22.05.1 and pfSense CE software v2.6.0 allows attackers to bypass brute force protection mechanisms via crafted web requests.

pfsenseCE version 2.6.0 suffers from an anti-brute force protection bypass vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-02-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-03-22 CVE Published
  • 2023-04-07 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-27 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Netgate
Search vendor "Netgate"
 Pfsense Plus
Search vendor "Netgate" for product "Pfsense Plus"
 22.05.1
Search vendor "Netgate" for product "Pfsense Plus" and version "22.05.1"
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Affected
Pfsense
Search vendor "Pfsense"
 Pfsense
Search vendor "Pfsense" for product "Pfsense"
 2.6.0
Search vendor "Pfsense" for product "Pfsense" and version "2.6.0"
community
Affected