Headline

GHSA-9hcr-9hcv-x6pv: Flask-AppBuilder Has No Rate Limiting on Login AUTH DB

Impact

Lack of rate limiting will allow an attacker to brute-force user credentials.

Patches

Ability to enable rate limiting on Flask-AppBuilder >= 4.3.0. Use AUTH_RATE_LIMITED = True and RATELIMIT_ENABLED = True set the limit itself by using AUTH_RATE_LIMIT. Will apply only to database authentication.

Workarounds

Implement rate limiting using a reverse proxy or other strategies.

2 years ago

ghsa

Open in Source

#git #auth

Flask-AppBuilder Has No Rate Limiting on Login AUTH DB

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 10, 2023 in dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder • Updated Apr 10, 2023

Flask-AppBuilder versions before 4.3.0 lack rate limiting which can allow an attacker to brute-force user credentials. Version 4.3.0 includes the ability to enable rate limiting using `AUTH_RATE_LIMITED = True`, `RATELIMIT_ENABLED = True`, and setting an `AUTH_RATE_LIMIT`.

2 years ago

CVE

Open in Source

#auth