Brute force on wp-login
Unknown
Vulnerability Details
A common threat web developers face is a password-guessing attack known as a brute force attack. A brute-force attack is an attempt to discover a password by systematically trying every possible combination of letters, numbers, and symbols until you discover the one correct combination that works.
This login page doesn't have any protection against password-guessing attacks (brute force attacks). It's recommended to implement some type of account lockout after a defined number of incorrect password attempts.
Consult Web references for more information about fixing this problem.
Affected items:
/wordpress/wp-login.php
The impact of this vulnerability?
An attacker may attempt to discover a weak password by systematically trying every possible combination of letters, numbers, and symbols until it discovers the one correct combination that works.
How to fix this vulnerability:
It's recommended to implement some type of account lockout after a defined number of incorrect password attempts.
Web references:
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Blocking_Brute_Force_Attacks
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- Report ID: 150079
- State: Closed
- Substate: not-applicable
- Upvotes: 2