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Status published
Medium
CVE-2024-28833
Missing brute-force protection for two factor authentication
Vulnerability Description
Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts with two factor authentication methods in Checkmk 2.3 before 2.3.0p6 facilitates brute-forcing of second factor mechanisms.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- PS Positive Security GmbH
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Affected Vendor
Checkmk GmbH
View all reports →Affected Software
Checkmk
Vulnerable Versions:
2.3.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 10th, 2024
Last Modified:
August 2nd, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N