CVE-2026-100501
mediumFlame through 2.4.0 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the POST /api/auth login endpoint that allows unauth…
Flame through 2.4.0 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the POST /api/auth login endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to brute-force the admin password. Attackers can submit unlimited password guesses without rate limiting, attempt counters, lockouts, or delays to gain full administrator access and modify application configuration.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/.docker/Dockerfile#L28 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/controllers/auth/login.js#L11-L22 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/blob/v2.4.0/routes/auth.js#L7 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/pawelmalak/flame/issues/494 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flame-through-2.4.0-brute-force-attack-via-login-endp... disclosure@vulncheck.com