CVE-2016-9124 describes an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Revive Adserver versions prior to 3.2.3, allowing for password-guessing attacks on the login page. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While an account lockdown was rejected, a random delay and parallel brute-forcing discouragement were implemented as countermeasures. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:revive-adserver:revive_adserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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