Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2021-43958
Various rest resources in Fisheye and Crucible before version 4.8.9 allowed remote attackers to brute force user login credentials as rest resources did not check if users were beyond their max failed login limits and therefore required solving a CAPTCHA in addition to providing user credentials for authentication via a improper restriction of excess authentication attempts vulnerability.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:1.41%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-307 ↗CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Fisheye | unspecified < 4.8.9 (affected) |
| Atlassian | Crucible | unspecified < 4.8.9 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.408%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Atlassian · Vendor · Australia |
| Reserved | 2021-11-16T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2022-03-16T00:55:19 |
| Patch Date | 2022-03-14 |
| Last Updated | 2024-10-04T18:55:11 |
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