---
id: CVE-2018-12649
title: An issue was discovered in app/Controller/UsersController.php in MISP 2.4.92
summary: >-
  An issue was discovered in app/Controller/UsersController.php in MISP 2.4.92.
  An adversary can bypass the brute-force protection by using a PUT HTTP method
  instead of a POST HTTP method in the login part, because this protection was
  only…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-307
vendor: misp-project
product: misp
affected:
  - misp = 2.4.92
published: '2018-06-22'
updated: '2026-06-22'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12649'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/6ffacc1e239930e0e8464d0ca16e432e26cf36a9
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/6ffacc1e239930e0e8464d0ca16e432e26cf36a9
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01491
epssPercentile: 0.72984
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:33.221Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in app/Controller/UsersController.php in MISP 2.4.92. An adversary can bypass the brute-force protection by using a PUT HTTP method instead of a POST HTTP method in the login part, because this protection was only covering POST requests.

## Affected

- `misp = 2.4.92`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.