Fides Lacks Brute-Force Protections on Authentication Endpoints

Vulnerability Description

Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform. Prior to version 2.69.1, the Fides Admin UI login endpoint relies on a general IP-based rate limit for all API traffic and lacks specific anti-automation controls designed to protect against brute-force attacks. This could allow attackers to conduct credential testing attacks, such as credential stuffing or password spraying, which poses a risk to accounts with weak or previously compromised passwords. Version 2.69.1 fixes the issue. For organizations with commercial Fides Enterprise licenses, configuring Single Sign-On (SSO) through an OIDC provider (like Azure, Google, or Okta) is an effective workaround. When OIDC SSO is enabled, username/password authentication can be disabled entirely, which eliminates this attack vector. This functionality is not available for Fides Open Source users.

References

• https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-7q62-r88r-j5gw
• https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/59903c195e2f9f8915a1db94950aefd557033a5c
• https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.69.1