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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-2321
CVE-2022-2321:
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Overview
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability was identified in GitHub repository heroiclabs/nakama prior to version 3.13.0. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-2321 and was discovered in July 2022. This security issue affects the authentication mechanism in the Nakama server software (NVD, FortiGuard).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified under CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts) and relates to insufficient login attempt restrictions in the system. The issue allows potential attackers to perform login brute-force attacks due to the lack of proper authentication attempt limits (FortiGuard).
Impact
This vulnerability could enable attackers to perform brute-force attacks against user accounts, potentially leading to unauthorized access to user accounts through systematic password guessing (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in Nakama version 3.13.0 and later releases. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to the latest version to receive the security fix. The fix implements proper login attempt restrictions and account lockout mechanisms to prevent brute-force attacks (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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