CVE-2023-40834
Published: 12 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-40834 is a critical-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Opencart Opencart. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 27.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-45374
Vulnerability details
OpenCart CMS v4.0.2.2 was discovered to lack a protective mechanism on its login page against excessive login attempts, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain access to the application via a brute force attack to the password parameter.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
This control directly enforces limits on consecutive invalid logon attempts and automatic response (e.g., lockout) to prevent brute-force exploitation of authentication mechanisms.
Specific conditions can include excessive failed attempts, triggering stronger authentication that restricts brute-force exploitation.