CVE-2023-27100 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Netgate	Pfsense Plus
Pfsense	Pfsense

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense_plus:22.05.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:2.6.0::::community:::

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References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171791/pfsenseCE-2.6.0-Protection-Bypass.html
https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-23_05.sshguard.asc
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/171791
https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/13574

History

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://packetstorm.news/files/id/171791
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-25T21:10:13.968Z

Reserved: 2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-27100

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:01:32.502Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-22T23:15:12.350

Modified: 2025-02-25T22:15:14.217

Link: CVE-2023-27100

Redhat

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