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CVE-2023-27100

Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in the SSHGuard component of Netgate pfSense Plus software v22.05.1 and pfSense CE

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
1 on Exploit-DB, 1 proof of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-51352

  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

  4. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 5

docs.netgate.com

redmine.pfsense.org

packetstormsecurity.com

Exploit-DB

GitHub · fabdotnet/CVE-2023-27100