# CVE-2022-4006: WBCE CMS Header class.login.php increase\_attempts excessive authentication

- Severity: CVSS 3.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-11-15 · Updated: 2025-04-15

## Affected

- WBCE CMS: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WBCE CMS. Affected by this issue is the function increase_attempts of the file wbce/framework/class.login.php of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is d394ba39a7bfeb31eda797b6195fd90ef74b2e75. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213716.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WBCE CMS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/WBCE/WBCE_CMS/issues/524
- https://github.com/wbce/wbce_cms/commit/d394ba39a7bfeb31eda797b6195fd90ef74b2e75
- https://vuldb.com/?id.213716

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