PT-2017-9961 · Revive Adserver · Revive Adserver

Karan M. Tank + 1 · Published 2017-03-28 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2016-9124

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Revive Adserver versions prior to 3.2.3

Description The issue allows for password-guessing attacks due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts on the login page. A countermeasure has been introduced, including a random delay in case of password failures and a system to discourage parallel brute forcing, aiming to allow valid users to log in even during an attack.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.2.3, update to version 3.2.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-307

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9124

Affected Products

Revive Adserver

References · 5

• https://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver/commit/847941390f5b3310d51b07c92ec91cc1f4cc82c9 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9124 · Security Note
• https://revive-adserver.com/security/revive-sa-2016-001 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9124 · Vendor Advisory
• https://hackerone.com/reports/96115 · Note