{"id":"CVE-2023-25156","aliases":["GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9","PYSEC-2026-835"],"title":"No protection against brute-force attacks on login page","summary":"No protection against brute-force attacks on login page","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"kiwitcms","product":"kiwitcms","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["kiwitcms < 12.0"],"patched":["kiwitcms 12.0"],"published":"2023-02-15","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T03:49:56.831891986Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25156"},{"url":"https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/0ed213fa0ddb7a6dc77e3c3b99e8fc90ccdaf46f"},{"url":"https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi"},{"url":"https://huntr.dev/bounties/2b1a9be9-45e9-490b-8de0-26a492e79795"},{"url":"https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/02/15/kiwi-tcms-120"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.0091,"epssPercentile":0.5824,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:46.819Z","slug":"CVE-2023-25156","body":"## Overview\n\n### Impact\nPrevious versions of Kiwi TCMS do not impose rate limits which makes it easier to attempt brute-force attacks against the login page.\n\n### Patches\nUsers should upgrade to v12.0 or later.\n\n### Workarounds\nUsers may install and configure a rate-limiting proxy in front of Kiwi TCMS. For example nginx.\n\n### References\n[Disclosed by spyata](https://huntr.dev/bounties/2b1a9be9-45e9-490b-8de0-26a492e79795/)\n\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `kiwitcms < 12.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `kiwitcms 12.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}